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Mixed Race Marriages

Jim Riley

16th October 2009

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Here’s something (I’m tempted to say ‘another thing’) our textbooks rarely mention - mixed race marriages.

This interesting snippet from the BBC shows that prejudice still exists and also begs many questions - such as:

What percentage of UK marriages are mixed or inter-ethnic? (Hint - check back to the quiz two weeks ago)

What are the implications of mixed race marriages in terms of culture and identity?

What is racism?

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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