Title:
Is marriage for white people? : how the African American marriage decline affects everyone / Ralph Richard Banks.
Author:
Banks, Ralph Richard.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2011.
Call Number:
HQ536 .B3225 2011
Abstract:
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.
ISBN:
9780525952015
Physical Description:
viii, 289 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
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