Question

Jake has been conducting a study on dating trends of people from different ethnic communities. He finds that Asians are less likely to interdate than African Americans. Which of the following statements, if true, is likely to support his view?

A Asian men have higher intermarriage rates than African American and Latino men
B Research indicates that the better educated women are, the less likely they are to meet people who match their credentials.
C Asian women are less likely to engage in homogamy than African American women.
D The recent influx of Asian immigrants has expanded Asian men’s pool of eligible mates.

Answer 1

The recent influx of Asian immigrants has expanded Asian men’s pool of eligible mates.

Step-by-step explanation:

Worldwide, people tend to date and marry those within their own ethnic and racial group. According to a recent national survey, however, large numbers of blacks and whites, particularly men, said that being in a good romantic relationship was very important, and that they’d marry someone of another race.

Interracial and interethnic marriage rates in the United States have risen. In 8 percent of all marriages and 15 percent of all new marriages, the bride and groom are of a different race or ethnicity. In 2010, Asian American newlyweds had the highest interracial and interethnic rates (28 percent), followed by Latinos (26 percent).

A study of heterosexual online dating profiles found that 21 percent of Asian men compared with only 6 percent of Asian women specified wanting to date only Asians. This suggests that many Asian men are more endogamous than Asian women.