I have posted links to studies before and here is another one. I always think it is important to participate in studies, to help the world of science find out what real people are all about, whether it is medical, social or educational research. It contributes to learning and eventually effects understanding. I believe that the route to a peaceful world is understanding and that is the kind of thing the following study is all about. Doctors Susan M. Love (a name that works if ever I heard one) and Herman L. DeBose of California State University Northridge are collaborating on this study to understand and compare committed couples of both monoracial and interracial combinations. So any couple can participate! And please do. I did. It took me about 12 minutes to complete.
Below is the the full text of Drs. Love and DeBose's request:
We are asking for volunteers to complete a survey as part of our research project to better understand the experiences of interracial and mono-racial couples in American society. The survey, if you choose to complete it, will take about 15-20 minutes to complete—you can choose to not participate or to participate but only answer those questions that you choose to. Although you will receive no direct benefits for your participation, it may contribute to our knowledge and to the education of college students in sociology and social work. The survey is completely anonymous; your responses will be added to a national data base with no names or email addresses connected to it. Given the anonymous nature of the study, no one will know whether you have chosen to participate or not (including us, the researchers). If you would like the results of the study, please email us directly and we will be glad to provide you with them once the study has been completed.
If you would like to participate click one of the two options below. If your spouse, partner would also like to complete a survey, ask him/her to click the ‘spouse/ partner’ option below. On the last page of the survey you will be given the option of submitting it; if you wish to do so, just click ‘submit’.
Click here to complete the survey http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/
surveys/ZS78858
Click here if you are the spouse/ partner http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys/ZS78858
Dr. Susan M. Love
Department of Social Work
California State University Northridge (CSUN)
Dr. Herman L. DeBose
Chair of Department of Sociology
California State University Northridge (CSUN)
Co-Editor, New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century
