At the Crossroads of Intergroup Relations and Interpersonal Relations

Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., PhD is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University (United Kingdom).  Dr. Gaines authored the book, Culture, Ethnicity, and Personal Relationship Processes (Routledge, 1997); and he has written or co-written more than 90 additional publications in the fields of close relationships and ethnic studies.  Dr. Gaines is especially interested in areas of overlap between the subject areas of interpersonal relations (as informed by the literature on close relationships) and intergroup relations (as informed by the literature on ethnic studies).Eddie M. Clark, PhD is a Professor of Psychology at Saint Louis University (SLU). His research examines close relationships (infidelity, relationship maintenance, love) and health (health attitudes and behaviors, culturally appropriate health communication, the relationship between religiosity and health). He has authored or co-authored over 70 articles and book chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and as an associate editor of PsycCRITIQUES-APA Review of Books. Stephanie E. Afful, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lindenwood University. Dr. Afful received her bachelor’s degree from Drury University and PhD in Social Psychology from Saint Louis University. Her research interests include racism (e.g., measurement of modern racism, racial identity) and the scholarship of teaching and learning. She also serves as a consulting editor for Teaching of Psychology.

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