Relationships between parents-in-law and Children-in-law of differing racial and ethnic backgrounds

Autor/inn/en	Saviet, Micah; Greif, Geoffrey L.
Titel	Relationships between parents-in-law and Children-in-law of differing racial and ethnic backgrounds - an initial qualitative exploration.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 21 (2021) 1, S. 154-175 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Kommunikation; Soziale Rolle; Eltern; Interkulturalität; Sprachbarriere; Kulturkonflikt; Sozialarbeiter; Binationale Familie
Abstract	In-law relationships have drawn recent interest from family scholars. Historical trends demonstrate a significant rise in newlyweds marrying someone of a different race or ethnicity. Given this growing population of inter-racial marriage, the need to know more about these couples and their families is paramount. This article describes four themes that emerged from qualitative interviews with nine parents-in-law discussing their relationships with their child-in-law who is of a different race. The overarching themes identified for in-laws included: being initially hesitant based on race and/or culture; managing barriers pertaining to communication, language, and/or culture; differences that were enriching to the in-law relationship; and bonding related to shared minority status. Based on these findings, social workers may assume a supportive role for members of interracial families as they navigate not only social barriers but also their in-law relationships.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2022/2