Description
This study investigates the relationship between intercultural friendships and attitudes towards intercultural dating—from the perspective of Asian students studying in the United States. Twenty Chinese students completed an online, 19-item questionnaire (Survey Monkey) surveying the cultural diversity of their friendships (age, gender, religion, nationality, and language) and also their attitudes toward dating White U.S. Americans. The data were submitted to statistical tests and the results revealed no significant correlation between success in developing U.S. American friends, diversity of friendship networks, and interest in dating a White U.S. American. These non-significant results may be due to a limitation of the study--the small number of respondents. However additional findings revealed a high percentage of respondents expressed interest in making friends and dating White U.S. Americans. They also identified major challenges involved--language barriers and cultural differences. Finally, future research directions and applications of research findings are presented.
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Title
- Attitudes Toward Intercultural Friends and Dating of Chinese Students at Arizona State University
Contributors
- Warner, Olivia Rose (Author)
- Martin, Judith (Thesis director)
- Mongeau, Paul (Committee member)
- Faulkner, Kristin (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Community Resources and Development (Contributor)
- Hugh Downs School of Human Communication (Contributor)
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2013-05
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