Multiracial Individuals, Gender Dynamics, And Dating

<p>This study examines the role gender and race play in multiracial men and women’s experiences with dating. With the use of interviews, fourteen men and women shared their experiences with dating. There were two main themes that emerged. The first was the development of a multiracial identity. Participants labelled four factors that impact the development of their multiracial identity: family, friends, school, and religion. The other theme was dating approaches which included: finding a partner, family acceptance and non-acceptance, and challenges with dating. Influenced by the theoretical frames of intersectionality and colorism, I demonstrate how race and gender are intersecting power dynamics that influence multiracial experiences when it comes to dating.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Sociology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology and Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Williams, Kayla Mildred

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kirsten Dellinger
• Willa Johnson
• Jeffrey Jackson

• Dating
• Gender
• Identity
• Interracial Relationships
• Multiracial
• Race
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/853

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-1852