OPPapers.com Essay Index >> Social Issues >> Whats Behind The Trend?
We have many free term papers and essays on Whats Behind The Trend?. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
Whats behind the trend? WHAT'S BEHIND THE ESCALATING TREND? AS we head into
the new millennium, marrying mitt dating across cultural ...
... these messages eventually take on, whats thought to be ... skimpy revealing leotards,
and hide behind “harem masks ... revealing school girl outfit, it became a trend. ...
... Technology trend in game consoles is to give new ... and innovative design, but what
lies behind is the ... Whats included in the package The basic configuration of ...
... 40. Firodia - the name of the family behind this sturdy workhorse. 41. ... What field?
9. Whats common to Tarzan, Tiger, Ganesh, Sher and Bandar? 10. ...
Submitted by quailman on April 14, 2005
Category: Social Issues
Words: 1442 | Pages: 6
Views: 143
Popularity Rank: 72,633
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
WHAT'S BEHIND THE ESCALATING TREND?
AS we head into the new millennium, marrying mitt dating across cultural lines seem to be increasing at record rates.
Almost anywhere you go these days, you will encounter mixed-race couples: at the grocery store, the mall, the theater, at a company function, at: a concert, even at church. And while for years the Black man-White woman couple was more prevalent, today many social observers say that the pairing of Black women and White men is just as common.
That certainly seems to be the case in cities such as St. Paul-Minneapolis, where interracial couples long have thrived. But the social trend also is quite evident in other large cities such as Chicago and New York, Atlanta and Detroit, where there is a noticeable and striking increase in the number of mixed-race couples, especially Black women with White mates.
In movies, on television and even on Broadway, the theme of interracial love has become en vogue. Wesley Snipes has starred in a number of movies in which his love interest was not Black: jungle Fever, One Night Stand and U.S. Marshal. The popular sitcom Ally McBeal has the lead character bemoaning a lost love, a Black doctor. Last year, Whitney Houston's production of Cinderella starred Brandy in the title role but the prince was not Black. And a new Broadway musical, Marie Christine, revolves around a relationship in the 1800s between a Black woman (Audra McDonald) and a White sea captain.
"Interracial couples are more noticeable and prominent than ever," says a Midwest-based author who has observed the changes in social trends for some 40 years. "But the recent numbers of Black women being escorted by White men is, well, startling, to say the least."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 1997 there were 311,000 interracial (Black-White) married couples, more than six times as many as in 1960. Of those, 201,000 were comprised...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!