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Is marriage for white people? : how the African American marriage decline affects everyone / Ralph Richard Banks.

By: Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2011.Description: viii, 289 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780525952015 (hbk. )
  • 0525952012 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.81089/96073 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ536 .B3225 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Book Book NMC Library Stacks HQ536 .B3225 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001221646

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-277) and index.

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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