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At the age of 16, the offspring of mixed marriages had to choose one of their parents’ ethnicities.
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Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Edgar’s absorbing historical study of intermarriage is based on policy documents, Soviet ethnographic research, and over 80 in-depth interviews with members of mixed marriages and their adult children in the ethnically diverse Soviet republic of Kazakhstan and less diverse Tajikistan.
—Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
With so many men dead or enslaved, Native women married men outside their group—often African-Americans—and then redefined the families of mixed marriages as matrilineal in order to preserve collective claims to land.
—Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
On the subject of mixed marriages like theirs, James Carville, one half of another famously bipartisan couple, liked to say that such unions are feasible, but perhaps not advisable.
—New York Times, 11 July 2018
Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Edgar’s absorbing historical study of intermarriage is based on policy documents, Soviet ethnographic research, and over 80 in-depth interviews with members of mixed marriages and their adult children in the ethnically diverse Soviet republic of Kazakhstan and less diverse Tajikistan.
—Robert Hornsby, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
With so many men dead or enslaved, Native women married men outside their group—often African-Americans—and then redefined the families of mixed marriages as matrilineal in order to preserve collective claims to land.
—Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
On the subject of mixed marriages like theirs, James Carville, one half of another famously bipartisan couple, liked to say that such unions are feasible, but perhaps not advisable.
—New York Times, 11 July 2018
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Read more Julia Roberts ad sparks debate about gender gap, voting in marriages A pro-Harris campaign ad encouraging women to break with their Trump-supporting partners at the ballot box is striking a nerve amid signs of a growing national gender gap in the high-stakes presidential race.Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Former President Donald Trump, a wealthy businessman, has five children from three marriages.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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And Viserys coveting Dany was a sadistic example of his own obsolescence; while intermarriage may have been common for House Targaryen decades ago, Viserys clinging to customs of the past was a sign of his own unfitness to rule in the present.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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Similarly, Hispanic intermarriage may have the effect of weakening a sense of distinct Hispanic or Latino identity as multiracial identity rises and diverse families grow, Lopez told me.Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Their mutual groping, filmed in blue light, could be the most frank miscegenation ever put on film.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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In practice, this amounted to a bizarre, Stasi-like effort to micromanage the dating scene in a town of 100,000—and to stamp out religious miscegenation at first flush.Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
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They’re showered with gifts — money toward a honeymoon, a good knife set, a hand drill for DIY home projects — to set them up for a successful start to blissful matrimony.Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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High society doyenne Julia (Kina Kantor) is exhausted by pretending to adore Fred (Michael Barrett Austin) after five long years of matrimony.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Much of the ongoing spectacle comes from the ways in which their Mormonism continually butts heads with their fairly progressive world views, from attending a burlesque show to having children out of wedlock and more.Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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The restoration of virtue and bodily sanctity were of paramount importance, and many felt that having a child out of wedlock would threaten those aims.Kali Nicole Gross / Made by History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Despite my cries, everyone stays committed to traditional monogamy.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Vasopressin complements oxytocin by encouraging monogamy, loyalty and protective behaviors, supporting long-term attachment.Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Mixed marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed%20marriage. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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