University at Albany, State University at New York, USA.
Soc Sci Res. 2021 May;96:102542. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102542. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
This study explores whether the perceived decision-making power between partners in married and cohabitating unions varies by the composition of race and gender of the couple, using three types of interracial/intraracial couplings involving Asian Americans. Although interracial unions have dramatically increased and symbolized racial integration in the United States, the association between racial/gender make-up in couples and perceived spousal power dynamics has received less attention. Using multinomial logistic regressions on data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS), the present study revealed that Asian men partnering with White women perceive less male-dominant, more egalitarian decision-making power than Asian men partnering with Asian women. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the perceived decision-making power between Asian women partnering with White men and their endogenously partnered counterparts. These findings suggest the necessity to look closely at the intersections of race and gender in power relations among intimate unions.
本研究探讨了在婚姻和同居关系中，伴侣之间的感知决策权是否因夫妻的种族和性别构成而有所不同，使用了三种涉及美籍亚裔的跨种族/同种族的伴侣关系。尽管跨种族的结合在美国急剧增加，并象征着种族融合，但夫妻的种族/性别构成与感知的配偶权力动态之间的关联却没有得到太多关注。本研究使用来自全国拉丁裔和亚裔美国人调查（NLAAS）的数据进行多项逻辑回归，结果表明，与与亚洲女性伴侣的亚洲男性相比，与白人女性伴侣的亚洲男性感知到的男性主导、更平等的决策权较少。相比之下，与白人男性伴侣的亚洲女性和与其内在伴侣的亚洲女性之间的决策权感知没有显著差异。这些发现表明，有必要仔细研究亲密关系中权力关系中种族和性别交叉的问题。
