Identity and Interethnic Marriage in the United States Researching Social Psychology Series

Drawing on psychological and sociological perspectives as well as quantitative and qualitative data, Identity and Interethnic Marriage in the United States considers the ways the self and social identity are linked to the dynamics of interethnic marriage. Bringing together the classic theoretical contributions of George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, and Erik Erikson with contemporary research on ethnic identity inspired by Jean Phinney, this book argues that the self and social identity?especially ethnic identity?are reflected in individuals? complex journey from singlehood to interethnic marriage within the United States.

1. Social Behaviorism Perspectives on Interethnic Marriage in the U.S. 2. The Self as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 3. Identity as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 4. Personal and Social Identities as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 5. Gender and Ethnic Identities as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 6. Racial and Cultural Identities as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 7. Religious and National Identities as Implicated in Interethnic Marriage 8. Taking Stock of the Literature on Identity and Interethnic Marriage in the United States

Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. is Senior Lecturer of Psychology at Brunel University London, UK.