Family Affairs, Romantic Interactions and Objectification: Afro-Latinas/os' and Afro-Caribbeans’ Experiences of Racism in the United States

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Abstract

Debates on race are an increasing area of interest within the sociological investigation. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical investigation devoted to better understand the intersections of race and ethnicity for Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean populations.
This study intends to understand how affective relationships for Latinas/os and Caribbeans are influenced by their racial status. That is, how the ethnic and racial intersection of Afro-Latino/a and/or Afro-Caribbean people place them in a different position to navigate society and form affective bonds with others.
With this objective in mind, I propose to analyze (i) how families manage, discuss and portray racial diversity in the context of their family members and how they perceive their racial identities; (ii) how Afro-Latinas/os Afro-Caribbeans can be not viable partners for romantic relationships given phenotypical characteristics; and (iii) how their racial phenotypical expression can determine the ways in which they will experience objectification in romantic interactions.

Author

• Joao Victor Nery Fiocchi Rodrigues, University of Pennsylvania