Serosorting Assortative Mating and HIV

Mail Bag: The Ethics of Gingerism, Racism, Serosorting, and Discrimination in Relationships, Dating, and Sex Due to Assortative Mating

Today’s mail bag question deals with the ethics of the mental model called assortative mating.  This refers to the phenomenon whereby individuals choose to engage in relationships with others who are like themselves (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar (negative assortative mating).  There are strong economic arguments that the perceived rise in income inequality is due to assortative…