Is Marriage for White People? : : how the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone
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The marriage decline -- What has become of marriage? -- The man shortage -- The market -- What about the children? -- Power wives -- Mixed marriages -- Beyond race? -- Desire -- Fear -- Saving black marriage.
Examines a sharp decline in marriage rates among the African-American middle class while analyzing probable causes, tracing the rise of educated and independent black women and evaluating the potential of interracial marriages.
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PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: viii, 289 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780525952015
0525952012
SUBJECTS
Marriage.
African Americans -- Marriage.
African American families.
Interracial marriage.