Racial Preferences in Online Dating across European Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7772082 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Potarca (0000-0002-1286-3781, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Melinda C Mills (0000-0003-1704-0001, University of Oxford), Melinda Mills |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 326-341 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcu093 |
| OpenAlex | W2009272570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
| References cited | 60 |
Knowledge about how race governs partner selection has been predominantly studied in the United States, yet it is unclear whether these results can be generalized to nations with different racial and immigration patterns. Using a large-scale sample of online daters in nine European countries, we engage in the first cross-national analysis of race-related partner preferences and examine the link between contextual factors and ethnic selectivity. We provide a unique test of contact, conflict, and in-group identification theories. We show that individuals uniformly prefer to date same-race partners and that there is a hierarchy of preferences both among natives and minority groups. Notable country differences are also found. Europeans living in countries with a large foreign-born population have an increased preference for minority groups. The ethnically heterogeneous Swiss population displays the strongest preference for minorities, with the more homogenous Poland, Spain, and Italy, the least. Anti-immigrant attitudes are related to stronger in-group preferences among natives. Unexpectedly, non-Arabic minority daters belonging to large-size communities have strong preferences for Europeans. The results have implications for immigrant integration policies and demonstrate that Internet dating allows efficient selection by racial divisions, perpetuating country-specific racial inequalities.
Country of origin · Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Hierarchy · Immigration · Inequality · Political science · Population · Preference · Race (biology) · Racial hierarchy · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
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| Citations per year | 3,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |