Is Marriage for White People?: How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone
- ISBN-10
- 0452297532
- ISBN-13
- 9780452297531
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 289
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Plume
- Author
- Ralph Richard Banks
Description
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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- 2011-09-01
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- 2011
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