title: Racial, religious, and national origin intermarriage in the U.S.:  review of selected theory, method, and research.
abstract: "This article summarizes the intermarriage literature with special reference to books and articles in the social sciences.  The literature is partitioned into theoretical approaches, conceptualization and operationalization, computational formulas used in the reporting of intermarriage, general findings on the extent and types of intermarriage, [and] correlates of and attitudes toward racial, religious and national origin intermarriage.  The authors conclude that a variety of theories and methods have [been] and continue to be employed to investigate this phenomenon.  Among the findings reported are that racial intermarriages are least prevalent and national origin intermarriages the most prevalent in the United States."
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cretser
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leon
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups; Evaluation; Intermarriage; Literature Review; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Migration; Nationality; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Origin; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Religion; Research Methodology; United States; Value Orientation