"Race doesn't matter": A dialogic analysis of interracial romantic partners' stories about racial differences

被引：11
作者：
Brummett, Erin A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Bloomsburg Univ Penn, 400 E Second St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 2017年 / 34卷 / 05期
关键词：
Color blindness; difference; interracial relationships; marginalization; relational dialectics; MARITAL QUALITY; COMMUNICATION; ASSIMILATION; EXPERIENCES; DISAPPROVAL;
D O I：
10.1177/0265407516658790
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This study examines constructions of racial differences within online stories narrated by individuals involved in interracial romantic relationships. A dialogic analysis of the stories (n = 76) revealed that interracial romantic partners challenged difference by positioning racial dissimilarity as problematic, contrasting differences with partner similarities, devaluing difference in the evaluation of relational success, and erasing difference or refuting an interracial relational identity altogether. The marginalization of difference in contrast to the dominance of similarity in individuals' talk suggests that interracial partners participate in a great deal of discursive work to legitimize their relationships.
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页码：771 / 789
页数：19
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