well the quesition says it all. Does relationships between persons of different ethnic groups lead to a change or transformation of politics? So for an instance if a young african american woman who happens to be a liberal marries a white male who is an conservative than what are the chances of the female switching her political views due to the charms of her significant other. Now this scenario can be between BM and WW or any individual that derives from another ethnicity but the question still stands does dating outside of your culture lead to a shift in political opinion?
I don't think spouses change their spouses political opinions much. My brother is just to the left of Atilla the Hun, and he married a Peace Corps leftie. They've been married almost 18 yrs, and neither have budged. I've noted the same thing with most people.
people all have thier own opinions , I see married couple who do not agree politically but have a happy life together, who were those two that were married and on TV all the time Carelle and ?
People won't shift in their political affiliation, but in the best case they develop a better understanding of some political points of the other side. This is not limited to interracial relationship. It happens all the time when both partners have different political views. Except when they don't talk about politics at all.
the relationship isn't planted on firm footing to begin, but sandy foundation, and will fail. people should be aligned politically before marriage, otherwise that is called being unequally yoked for biblical purposes. for example a god fearing conservative man cannot marry an abortionist who feels the taking of a life in the womb is moral.
That's an extreme example. I know of a couple relationships with such "sandy foundation", on of which is my own, now in the 11th year. A little flexibility and willingness to grant the other person his or her opinion goes a long way.
Dopamine is the brain chemical, the release of which after sexual activity, that produces the pleasurable effects derived from sex. If you're deriving pleasure from a relationship with a person of a different race or ethnicity, its inevitable that the constant bombardment of the brain with a pleasure inducing chemical derived from the relationship will affect the individuals thinking. A Russian named Pavlov used to ring a bell every time he brought his dogs food. After a time, all he had to do was ring the bell and the dogs mouths would begin to salivate, he no longer had to present them with the actual food stimuli to induce the normal physiological response to food.
My wife and I aren't different races, but when we married 12 years ago, we were both TOTAL Democrats and even liberals in many ways. We started paying more attention to politics after 9/11, watching MSNBC and Fox, and realized (me first) that the Left was so slimy and dishonest that we had to make a quick exit from that side. We then learned that while the Conservative view is the correct, more sane and loving view, way too many Conservative PEOPLE themselves are pretty dishonest also (though not nearly so bad as the leftists). So I guess we're Indies now. We agree that the Left is correct about recycling, Priuses and clean environment (if not carried to extremes) and that the Right is correct about morality, defense and creating a vibrant economy (the rich are still too rich though- although maybe that's an inescapable outcome of a truly rich economy). - - - Updated - - - No kidding. I wonder if there is a strong sexual attraction there at some level.
I dated a Portuguese woman for a year, but we both already agreed on most political issues anyway. She's more liberal than I am, and as far as I can tell, neither of us have changed our views on anything specifically political as a result of having been together. About the only thing that did change is my view on race itself. She explained that, in Portugal, most people view themselves as white. Despite this, if she had moved here, she would have been probably mistaken for being Hispanic, and the Census Bureau would categorize her as Portuguese -- which is separated from white in statistics (usually grouped in the "other" category). Basically, it just showed me that race is relative to your perspective. In America, our relationship was considered interracial, whereas it wouldn't have been in Portugal.
According to the Census, Hispanics can be white. The races in the Census are: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. http://www.census.gov/population/race/ The other category is Hispanic origin. Hispanic Origin Main People who identify with the terms Hispanic or Latino are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the decennial census questionnaire and various Census Bureau survey questionnaires Mexican, Mexican Am., Chicano or Puerto Rican or Cuban as well as those who indicate that they are another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin." Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the persons ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be of any race. http://www.census.gov/population/hispanic/ She's white.
Social interaction and relationships can/do change perspectives, including those concerning political views.
True, but Portuguese and Brazilians aren't in that group. Even though Portugal is genetically very similar to Spain in its population, it and its former colonies don't fall under the Latino category. At least, that's the way it was when I last read the description. I guess it's possible that they've expanded the definition.
And to complicate things (positively, for the most part)... the way a person looks (in America) does not necessarily determine the 'culture' with which a person identifies. That is, there are "African Americans" who identify intimately with being White and "Asian Americans" who identify as being Black in the same manner; and so on. The natural, unforced 'assimilation', is the slower-moving but inevitable tide which cannot and will not be stemmed. It is moving like a slow, cultural-tsunami across American culture. And we're on the cusp of major changes (even now) as a result. The assimilation (or societal change) may surely speed up or slow down, but it won't actually stop (ever).
