Interethnic marriages - pros and cons

Creating a family is one of the most important moments in a person's life. Everyone wants to create a healthy and strong cell of society. As a rule, men and women prefer to marry someone from their country, one nationality and religion. The commonality of culture, language, traditions and closeness of relatives facilitate the process of mutual understanding. However, in a modern world without borders, interethnic marriages are becoming more and more frequent.

The causes of interethnic marriages

Many have friends from other countries, the world wide web has erased all possible boundaries. And love is such a thing, from which no one is immune. Today you can get acquainted with a foreigner or a foreigner without leaving home. Looking for:

• device with the output to the network;
• account on a dating site, in a social network;
• a wish.

In addition to the "sensual" reasons for the emergence of interethnic marriages, there are:

1. Economic . As a result of the processes of globalization, the number of travelers is increasing, and with it the percentage of inter-ethnic marriages. According to UN statistics, about half (49.6%) of the 200 million international migrants in 2005 were women. International marriage is an opportunity for a secure life for them.
2. Psychological . Experts argue that there are inter-ethnic marriages, the causes of which are related initially to the relationship in the family. Children go against their parents. An example is that the father keeps repeating "oh these amerikos, all of them are not human" and the like. At the girl on the subconscious level the counteraction mechanism arises. It is likely that she will grow up and marry an American to prove to his father that he is wrong.
3. Social . A man from an economically undeveloped country, but having reached a high social status, marries a woman from a developed country, but has not attained a high status. Or vice versa. Thus they equalize their positions.
4. Political . Strategic marriages of kings, heads of state.

Interethnic marriages - psychology

The psychological characteristics of interethnic marriages differ from those inherent in mono-national families. A number of factors affect the psychological climate in such a family:

• traditions;
• mentality;
• religion;
• language;
• remoteness from relatives.

Psychologists believe that in interethnic marriage it is important to decide how much each spouse is ready to join a new culture. They distinguish four types of integration, the second and third are the most successful for a harmonious family life :

• planting your own culture and completely ignoring the traditions of the spouse;
• abandonment of their culture, full integration into a new one;
• partial integration, adoption of specific cultural aspects;
• refusal both from one's own and from the culture of the spouse.

Interracial marriages - genetics

Children from interracial marriages are less prone to genetic diseases . For example, the gene responsible for the hereditary disease "sickle cell anemia" is a recessive gene (dominantly suppressed) in Africans. If an African woman gives birth to a European, then their child will not have this disease. The same applies to other hereditary defects. Diseases from interracial marriages are "dying out". Scientists believe that for strong offspring interracial marriages are a good option.

Another thing is appearance. Not always the mixing of races leads to an excellent result. However, some of the most beautiful people appear in mixed marriages. Famous descendants of interracial marriages exemplify this:

1. Canadian singer Shania Twain is born from the union of the Canadian and the Indian aborigine.
2. Beyonce, the father of African descent, the mother of the Creole (in her family were the French, Indians and African Americans).
3. Mariah Carey, her mother is Irish, her father is of Afroenese descent.

Interethnic marriages - Orthodoxy

The Orthodox Church has a negative attitude towards interethnic marriages. They are a threat to the Orthodox faith. Often interethnic marriages are inter-religious marriages. In the 7th century, at the next Council in Constantinople, the attitude of the Orthodox Church to this issue was voiced. Inter-religious marriages were forbidden. Modern clergymen did not change this point of view. In their opinion, interethnic marriage eradicates Orthodoxy. A woman who married a man of a different religion, it is difficult to instill in children the Orthodox faith.

Interethnic marriages - pros and cons

Interethnic marriages in modern society - a common phenomenon. In a mixed marriage there are pluses and minuses. Marriage to a person from another country has several advantages:

• immersion in other traditions, expansion of cultural boundaries;
• the destruction of racial and ethnic stereotypes ;
• the ability to learn a foreign language in a natural environment;
• such marriages teach tolerance and understanding, which makes them more durable;
• It is proved that children born from representatives of different nationalities (races, nations) are more healthy and talented.

Along with these advantages there are problems of interethnic marriages:

• a change in the "mentality" and legal space;
• separation from relatives;
• often parents and husband and wife are opposed to such marriages because of conservative views;
• the loss of the traditions of their country and the obligation to follow new traditions;
• difficulties of a communicative nature;
• Disputes concerning the upbringing of children;
• The inability to take the child out of the country in the event of a divorce.

Movies about interracial marriages

The theme of "informal" relations filmmakers love. The film about interracial marriage is a drama, and sometimes a comedy. Bright pictures that reflected interethnic marriage:

1. "Laving" American director Jeff Nichols. The tragic fate of Richard and Mildred Laving, sentenced to imprisonment for interracial marriage.
2. "Sayonara" is American melodrama by Joshua Logan, published in 1957. The American military, who condemns interethnic marriages, falls in love with a Japanese dancer.
3. "Mad wedding" - a sparkling French comedy from Philippe de Chevron about the features of interracial and intercultural interaction within the family.

Interracial Marriage of Celebrities

Celebrities are also people, and they are also influenced by the processes of globalization. And love. The most famous interethnic marriages are:

1. Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim.
2. David Bowie and Iman.
3. John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
4. Robert de Niro and Grace Hightower.
5. Bruce Lee and Linda Cadwell.