Dr. Sara DiazWGST 303: The *isms: Race, Class, and GenderGonzaga University

Family Formation

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Interracial Marriages

• History tied to anti-miscegenation laws.• 1967 Loving v State of Virginia overturned

remaining bans on mixed-race marriages. • About 9.5% of marriages are interracial (2010)• Mixed-raced opposite-sex marriages follow

interesting gender patterns (2000):• 73% of black-white couples were black

husband/white wife• 75% of white-Asian couples were white

husband/Asian wife

Same-Sex Families

• Nearly 1 million self identified same-sex households (2010)• Many raising children

• Same-sex families live in 99.3% of the counties across the US!

•More likely to be interracial (~20.6%)

Black/White

Non-Hispanic White/Hispanic

White/Asian

White/AIAN

Mixed-Race People

Marriage Equality Map 3/2015

Alaska Hawaii

Ban Overturned/Pending Appeal

Bans – Law Suits FiledMarriage Legal

Ban on SS Marriage

Law Suit Pending Supreme Court Ruling