In the interpretation of the significance of intermarriage which follows, I plan to set intermarriage as it exists today into
a historical and culture framework. This essay is speculative and programmatic in nature, it does not document each jot ant
title. However, it does suggest some avenues for further research.
To add some dimensions to the overly statistical interpretation of intermarriage, I will contrast modern intermarriage with
Jewish/Gentile mingling in pre-modern times. Intermarriage will also be viewed as part of general Jewish/Gentile interaction
in an individualistic society. Despite the general patterns which suggest that Jewish/Gentile intermarriage is part of a general
amalgamation of the “Euro-American” (or white) population in the United States, I will suggest some signs that differences
in mating strategies and other aspects of ethnicity remain.