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Perceptions Of Interethnic Dating Among College Students, Elisaida Méndez
Perceptions Of Interethnic Dating Among College Students, Elisaida Méndez
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The Department of Psychology at Utah State University proposed to examine the intersection of demographic variables. This phenomenon was studied in the context of power differential in relationships under the framework of social exchange theory and a racial hierarchy. The study examined the role of ethnicity, income, and gender in status and power balances in the perception of success of dating relationships. Social exchange theory explains the exchange of traits or resources in interpersonal relationships and relationship formation and based on a racial or ethnic hierarchy, race or ethnicity is seemingly overlooked when considering other valued traits.
The Interethnic Couples …