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Intimate racism from one's partner in young intercultural couples

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ID10219859
AuthorsMaya A Yampolsky (0000-0002-7001-7727, École de Psychologie Université Laval Québec City Canada, corresponding author), Alessandra Rossini (École de Psychologie Université Laval Québec City Canada), Justine Pagé (École de Psychologie Université Laval Québec City Canada), Yvan Leanza (0000-0003-0059-7049, École de Psychologie Université Laval Québec City Canada), Richard N Lalonde (York University ‐ Keele Campus Toronto Ontario Canada)
Year2023
Volume79
Issue1
Pages161-195
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josi.12558
OpenAlexW4298140249
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited104

Racism from one's partner is a highly sensitive phenomenon that has received little research attention. The current research introduces the concept of “intimate racism” to refer to racism from close others. The manifestation of intimate racism in intercultural romantic relationships was explored with a sample of 92 racialized minorities who were currently, or previously, in an intercultural relationship. An online survey enquired about the experience of racism from their partner, and responses were coded and analyzed using thematic content analysis. More than 50 different manifestations of intimate racism emerged and these were grouped into eight categories: explicit racism, microinsults, microinvalidations, positive stereotypes, racial fetishization, partner abuse, defensiveness, and others. Co‐occurrence analyses revealed links between intimate racism with negative, neutral and positive experiences, which were connected to participants’ responses to racism (e.g., confronting, disengaging) and to stressful identity experiences. The present work opens a new field of study to examine intimate racism and its implications

Identity (music · Psychoanalysis · Psychometrics of racism · Qualitative research · Racism · Romance · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Anthropology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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