ch. 1. Trends in mixed marriage. The United States has become more accepting of interracial marriage / J. Brooks Spector -- Interracial marriages in England are common / George Alagiah -- South Asians in North America are more open to mixed unions / David Lepeska -- The south Asian community in England sees a rise in mixed marriages / Roz Euan-Smith -- In Mideast, interfaith couples travel to Cyprus to wed / Associated Press -- Toronto is the mixed-marriage capital of Canada / Jan Wong -- ch. 2. Factors that influence the prevalence of mixed marriage. Malaysian mixed marriages are common and accepted in multicultural society / M. Rajah -- Japanese women are influenced by the media to prefer Western men / Rick Wallace -- Northern Ireland's acceptance of Catholic-Protestant marriages is based on class and economic factors / Katrina Lloyd and Gillian Robinson -- Indonesia has made legal improvements for mixed marriages / Nani Afrida -- Interfaith marriages in the Philippines are based on common heritage / Tingting Cojuangco -- ch. 3. Barriers to mixed marriage. India is not fully accepting of interfaith marriages / Vimla Patil -- Jordanian women in mixed marriages face legal discrimination / Laurent Zecchini -- Bosnia and Herzegovina's sectarian divide is influencing interfaith marriage rates / Damir Dizdarevic -- Tribal fighting frightens Kenya's "mixed" couples / Shashank Bengali -- Intertribal marriages in Africa are stigmatized / Melinda Ozongwu -- Russia's mixed marriages are endangered by cultural and religious pressures / Andrei Zolotov Jr. -- South Korea does not support multicultural couples / Steven Borowiec -- ch. 4. Some consequences of mixed marriage. The global prevalence of interracial marriage will eventually blur racial distinctions / Matthew Syed -- Turks with African ancestors want their existence to be felt / Ayse Karabat -- Rising mixed marriages set new societal trend / Lisa Conrad -- The United Arab Emirates benefits from mixed marriages / Sultan Al Qassemi -- Mixed couples in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina face ethnic intolerance and discrimination / Barbara Matejcic -- Serbia's surge in mixed marriages is reviving dying villages / Zoran Maksimovic.