This issue of JSI focuses on interethnic marriage. Our objectives are to
(1) discuss conceptual and methodological concerns; (2) examine
interethnic marital relationship processes especially through the lens
of interdependence theory; (3) review attitudes towards interethnic
marriage; (4) assess the clinical and policy implications; and (5)
synthesize the contemporary scholarship. We draw upon the subject areas
of intergroup and interpersonal relations including contributions from
authors across various disciplines. Given the status of interethnic
marriage as a potential bellwether of social change in the United
States, we believe that the present edition is as timely as it is
important.