Real exchange and attractiveness concept in interracial dating
Bernard I. Murstein, Joseph R. Merighi , Thomas E. Malloy
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Abstract
Twenty interracial partners (13 pairs of the Black guy and a woman that is white 7 pairs of a Ebony girl and a White guy) had been seen and ranked by judges for real attractiveness. The partners additionally rated on their own and their lovers with this measurement. Because real attractiveness is a vital adjustable in social attraction, it had been argued, according to change concept, that in a racially prejudiced society Blacks would need to provide more to Whites than vice versa to be involved in an interracial partnership. It absolutely was hypothesized, consequently, that Blacks would exceed their White lovers in real attractiveness. The theory ended up being verified for the judges’ reviews although not for self-concepts or perceptions for the lovers. The reason why for the distinctions one of the attractiveness measures and also the implications of this findings as being a barometer of racial status are talked about.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 325-334 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published – Jun 1989 |
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