Patterns of Racial-Ethnic Exclusion by Internet Daters

Robnett, Belinda; Feliciano, Cynthia

doi:10.1093/sf/89.3.807

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“…Furthermore, it is important to note that intermarriage rates cannot speak to racial/ethnic preferences for romantic relationships more generally. Asian men are the least likely group to be in a romantic relationship (Balistreri et al 2015), and in studies of Internet dating, white women exclude Asian men the most compared to men of other racial/ethnic groups (Feliciano et al 2009, Lin & Lundquist 2013, Robnett & Feliciano 2011. In fact, both white men and white women excluded Asian Indians just as much as they excluded blacks.…”

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Racialized Assimilation of Asian Americans

2016

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Because of the generally high socioeconomic attainments and high intermarriage rates of Asian Americans, it has been suggested that Asian American are reaching parity with whites and are assimilating to mainstream American society. However, other research shows the continued significance of race for Asian Americans regardless of their socioeconomic status and levels of acculturation. This article provides a review of recent research on socioeconomic attainment and intermarriage among Asian Americans as well as an overview of research on less studied but increasingly important indicators: residential outcomes, political participation, and mental health. We argue that Asian Americans are indeed assimilating but in ways that differ from their European predecessors. In this process, racial/ethnic boundaries between Asians and whites may be solidified rather than dissolved, thus maintaining the significance of race for Asian Americans. We suggest that a racialized assimilation framework may best characterize the experiences of contemporary Asian Americans. 11.1

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Section: Interracial and Interethnic Relationshipsmentioning

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Racialized Assimilation of Asian Americans

2016

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“…These findings also highlight the heterogeneity of Latinos' preferences and the role physical appearance plays in both their self-identification and perceptions about where they belong in the racial/ethnic hierarchy . Much can be gleaned from studies of intermarriage, such as who people end up with, but they say little about the relationships that precede marriage or what factors shape the formation of those relationships (Liu et al 1995;Feliciano et al 2009;Robnett and Feliciano 2011). The literature suggests daters and those looking for romantic relationships are more open to "exploring" possibilities outside their own race or educational attainment level when they are younger (Joyner and Kao 2005), expect the relationship to be short term (Sassler 2010), or have low intergroup anxieties (Levin et al 2007).…”

Section: Interracial Relationshipsmentioning

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Constrained desires: The romantic partner preferences of college-educated Latinas

Muro

Martinez

2016

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Research suggests education is a strong predictor of interracial relationships yet few studies have examined the processes that inform partner preferences among the highly educated. We address romantic partner preferences via interviews with college-educated Latinas in the western United States. Among our findings, respondents stated a strong preference for dating "in" versus dating "out," even if it meant dating Latinos with less education, which we term dating "down." These preferences were shaped by limited substantive opportunities to date college-educated Latinos and a desire to find partners who shared their cultural values and experiences. The findings also point to racialized constraints Latinas experience in predominantly white spaces that limit prospects to date non-Latinos, especially whites. Examining how highly educated Latinas rationalize partner preferences helps us understand the mechanisms at play in romantic relationship formation and elucidates Latinas' agency in negotiating their idealized preferences in contexts where the pool of highly educated Latinos is small.

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“…Evidence from profiles and messaging within online dating websites has been more plentiful (Hitsch et al 2010;Huber and Malhrota 2017;Lewis 2016;Lin and Lundquist 2013;Robnett and Feliciano 2011;Skopek et al 2011), but this kind of evidence only offers a limited window into an early phase of couple formation, within specific websites.…”

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Online Exogamy Reconsidered: Estimating the Internet’s Effects on Racial, Educational, Religious, Political and Age Assortative Mating

Thomas

2019

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Increases in the rates of interracial and interreligious couples within the U.S. have occurred seemingly in tandem with the rise of the Internet and online dating, but the evidence connecting online sources of romance and couple heterogeneity have been limited and mixed. Using a unique dataset collected in 2009 and again in 2017 on how U.S. couples met, and controlling for the diversity of their local geographies, I find that couples who met online are more likely to be interracial, interreligious, and of different college degree status, but also more similar in age. These differences can vary by where on the Internet couples met, with online dating websites and apps showing a clear effect on increased age assortativity, while other online sources of partners do not. Populationlevel estimates suggests that only a small part of the recent changes in couple diversity can be directly attributed to couples meeting online, but there is the potential for more Internet-induced change if it becomes the primary source of romantic introductions.

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Patterns of Racial-Ethnic Exclusion by Internet Daters

Cited by 109 publications

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Racialized Assimilation of Asian Americans

Racialized Assimilation of Asian Americans

Constrained desires: The romantic partner preferences of college-educated Latinas

Online Exogamy Reconsidered: Estimating the Internet’s Effects on Racial, Educational, Religious, Political and Age Assortative Mating

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