COMM 2303 Lecture 21: Global Intercultural Communications Nov 16
13 Sep 2016
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Globalization is a motivating factor in crosscultural/national marriages. Europe vs. asia: language is driving force in european romantic connections, not as much in asia. Migration: women are much more willing to move for marriage than men. Economic issues: looking internationally for job opportunities: economic need to get married in switzerland: without marriage, the. Foreign partner will not have legal standing/rights (because. June 1958: married: couldn"t get married in virginia because laws against mixed marriages, went to dc and got married there, then came back. Court relied on earlier case: pace vs alabama (1883) Judge told them that they could go to prison or they could leave and never come back: they moved to dc. June 1967: took case up to supreme court & supreme court ruling de led previous anti-miscegenation laws. Broken down by gender, black men were more than twice as likely as black women to marry someone outside their race- 24% to 9%
