Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples.
1. Intimate Relationships across Ethnic (and Other) Borders 2. Setting the Danish Scene and Mixedness Concept 3. The Intermarried Couples and their Experiences 4. Getting Together - 'Falling in Love' 5. Managing Everyday Life 6. Mixed Parenting Ideals and Practices 7. Local Lives in a Transnational Context 8. Living 'Private Life in the Public Gaze': Mental Health and Wellbeing 9. Implications for Strengthening Mixed Partnering and Parenting: Counselling and Psychotherapy ?