Marriage on the Black Market: Contextual Influences of African American Marriage Markets
Posted on:2018-05-17
Degree:Ph.D
Type:Dissertation
University:University of Illinois at Chicago
Candidate:Watkins-Butler, Akilah
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GTID:1476390020455660
Subject:Individual & family studies
Abstract/Summary:
The purpose of this quantitative analysis is to understand the reasons for the marriage gap that exist between white and Black women between the ages of 25 to 34 in 2010 and explore the role socio-economic conditions and spatial context have on marriage opportunities.
