At the Crossroads of Intergroup Relations and Interpersonal Relations

This issue of JSI focuses on interethnic marriage.  Our objectives are to (1) discuss conceptual and methodological concerns; (2) examine interethnic marital relationship processes especially through the lens of interdependence theory; (3) review attitudes towards interethnic marriage; (4) assess the clinical and policy implications; and (5) synthesize the contemporary scholarship.  We draw upon the subject areas of intergroup and interpersonal relations including contributions from authors across various disciplines.  Given the status of interethnic marriage as a potential bellwether of social change in the United States, we believe that the present edition is as timely as it is important.

2015 Vol. 71, No. 4 Interethnic Marriage in the United States INTRODUCTION Interethnic Marriage in the United States: An Introduction 647 Stanley O. Gaines Jr., Eddie M. Clark, and Stephanie E. Afful SECTION I. CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN STUDYING INTERETHNIC MARRIAGE Beyond "Difference": Examining the Process and Flexibility of Racial Identity in Interracial Marriages 659 Stephanie E. Afful, Corinne Wohlford, and Suzanne M. Stoelting Methodological Considerations and Challenges to Conducting Research on Interethnic Relationships: Using the Right Toolkit! 675 Kellina Craig-Henderson and Richard Lewis Jr. SECTION II. ATTITUDES TOWARD INTERETHNIC MARRIAGE News as a Cultural Mirror: Historically Black Newspapers Reflecting Public Views of Loving v. Virginia (1967) 693 Jennifer Ware, Geri Alumit Zeldes, and Jennifer Hoewe Both Personal and Public: Measuring Interethnic Marriage Attitudes 712 Mary E. Campbell and Melissa R. Herman SECTION III. DEVELOPMENT OF, AND INTERDEPENDENCE WITHIN, INTERETHNIC MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS Group Differences in Intermarriage with Whites between Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics: The Effects of Assimilation and Structural Constraints 734 Zheng Wu, Christoph M. Schimmele, and Feng Hou Exploring Parental Approval and Disapproval for Black and White Interracial Couples 756 Gina Castle Bell and Sally O. Hastings An Interdependence Approach to Relationship Maintenance in Interracial Marriage 773 Marianne Dainton SECTION IV. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INTERMARRIAGE Interracial Couples in Therapy: Common Themes and Issues 789 Leigh A. Leslie and Jennifer L. Young Barriers to Interracial Marriage? Examining Policy Issues Concerning U.S. Citizens Married to Undocumented Latino/a Immigrants 805 April M. Schueths SECTION V. CONCLUSION Concluding Thoughts: Interethnic Marriage through the Lens of Interdependence Theory 822 Eddie M. Clark, Abigail L. Harris, Michelle Hasan, Katheryn B. Votaw, and Priscilla Fernandez Talking Up and Talking Down: The Power of Positive Speaking 835 Susan T. Fiske, Hilary Bergsieker, Vanessa Constantine, Cydney Dupree, Deborah S. Holoien, Nicolas Kervyn, Lisa Leslie, and Jill Swencionis