Living and Loving in a Diverse Society
[ad_1] North America has long been a melting pot of cultures as centuries of immigrants came to settle in the New World. But the attitude has long been that people should stick to their own kind, both in friendship and in romance. Certainly, there have always been those who fell in love across racial or ethnic boundaries, but it was long believed that such “mixed marriages” were doomed to failure. And thanks to the discrimination and ostracism these couples faced, this often became a self-fulfilling prophecy. In recent years, however, attitudes have changed, and society has become accepting of racial and ethnic diversity in neighborhoods, at work, among friends, and even between lovers. And with this change in social attitudes, more and more people are seeking relationships outside their own culture. That is, they view compatibility more in terms of personality than superficial features like skin color or ethnic group. Ways of Thinking About Diversity It appears that today’s youth are largely accepting of differences in race and ethnicity, especially in more urban areas. However, …
