新视野第二册电子教Unit 3.docVIP

Unit 3 Section A Marriage Across the Nations I. Background Information 1. Mixed marriage: It is well known that mixed marriage is that spouse are come from different races or religions. This wedding can be seen very dangerous and risk for the centuries ago, because it can be considered evil or immoral. In west countries, people would be buried by church if they dared to defy the law! But now, with the modern society becomes more and more open and advanced, it is easy to acceptable for most people about mixed marriage. Marriage is just marriage, it is nothing to do with races, religions and countries, every person can marriage as long as they love each other. Compared with traditional marriage, mixed marriage has two advantage. One is that it can promote the harmonious relationship between two different races or religions, weaken and reduce the possibility of the conflict. The other one is that it will improve human races gene, I believe mixed marriage can make races stronger, more beautiful and more smart generation by generation. So, lets face the mixed marriage correctly with the comprehensive heart, it is nothing but just only marriage. 2. Racist: The terms racism and racist is sometimes used by those who feel it is a different concept where negativity or hatred is not prescribed. People who call themselves racists tend to be separatists (or white nationalists) and sometimes see a difference between themselves and white supremacists. Many people who study racism, such as Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile, contend that terms such as white separatism and white nationalism are euphemisms that have been adopted by neo-Nazi and racist groups in order to make their views seem less extreme. White separatists reject such claims. For instance, Kevin Alfred Strom has defined white separatism this way: :A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential bel