Marriage in Black: The Pursuit of Married Life Among American-Born and Immigrant Blacks

ISBN-13: 9781138497658 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 198 str.

Katrina Bell McDonald; Caitlin Cross-Barnet

Opis

Despite the messages we hear from social scientists, policymakers, and the media, Black Americans do in fact get married--and many of these marriages last for decades. Considering historical influences from Antebellum slavery onward, Marriage in Black investigates contemporary married life among more than 60 couples born after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Their stories reveal the experiences of the American-born and of Black immigrants from Africa or the Caribbean, with explorations of the "ideal" marriage, parenting, finances, work, conflict, the criminal justice system, religion, and race.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. The Socio-Historical Unshackling of African-American Relationships. Chapter 2. A Long View of Black Marriage. Chapter 3. Black Marital Beginnings. Chapter 4. Men and Women, Husbands and Wives: New Perspectives on Egalitarianism. Chapter 5: Contemporary Black Marriage and Parenting. Chapter 6: Is Marriage for Black People: Ethnic Perceptions of Blacks and the Institution of Marriage. Chapter 7: Sex, Money, and Beyond: Conflict in Contemporary Black Marriages. Chapter 8: A New Lens on Black Marriage. Appendices. Index.