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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banks, Ralph Richard
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Physical Description:viii, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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