Race doesn't matter
A dialogic analysis of interracial romantic partners’ stories about racial differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2932775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin A Brummett (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 771-789 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407516658790 |
| OpenAlex | W2475084714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 35 |
This study examines constructions of racial differences within online stories narrated by individuals involved in interracial romantic relationships. A dialogic analysis of the stories ( n = 76) revealed that interracial romantic partners challenged difference by positioning racial dissimilarity as problematic, contrasting differences with partner similarities, devaluing difference in the evaluation of relational success, and erasing difference or refuting an interracial relational identity altogether. The marginalization of difference in contrast to the dominance of similarity in individuals' talk suggests that interracial partners participate in a great deal of discursive work to legitimize their relationships
Aesthetics · Developmental psychology · Dialogic · Dominance (genetics · Identity (music · Psychoanalysis · Race (biology · Romance · Similarity (geometry · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |