Banks, Ralph Richard. <br/><br/>
Is marriage for white people? :  how the African American marriage decline affects everyone / 
Ralph Richard Banks. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Dutton,  c2011. 
 - viii, 289 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-277) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780525952015 (hbk. ) 0525952012 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010047353 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Marriage--United States.<br/>African Americans--Marriage.<br/>African American families.<br/>Interracial marriage--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ536  / .B3225 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.81089/96073