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100 1 _aBanks, Ralph Richard.
245 1 0 _aIs marriage for white people? :
_bhow the African American marriage decline affects everyone /
_cRalph Richard Banks.
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bDutton,
_cc2011.
300 _aviii, 289 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-277) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aExamines 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.
650 0 _aMarriage
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_xMarriage.
650 0 _aAfrican American families.
650 0 _aInterracial marriage
_zUnited States.
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