Strengthing Connections: Free Write/Precis

"Strengthening Connections in Interracial Marriages Through Pre-Marital Inventories: A Critical Literature Review" by Monica Wong explains the connections needed for a interracial marraige to eventually work, and the challenges they often face. She references different studies, disproving them and demonstrating the way they don't work for these types of couples. Her purpose is to shed light on the problems that interracial marriages and the lack of studies on the subject; she wants to spark conversation. The intended audience is fellow cultural study researchers as well as researchers. The way Wong connects divorce rates and interracial marraiges astounds me, and I could really use it in my paper. Interracial often face some of the same problems as gay couples might have, to my surprise. The paper also stated the statistic that "These types of marraiges have doubled in that last 20 years" (252). That's amazing! So, at least they are becoming less uncommon. She also stated, "In fact, the United States Supreme Court did not declare as unconstitutional laws prohibiting interracial marriages until 1967" (254). What?! That's insane!!