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Interracial and Intraracial Patterns of Mate Selection among America's Diverse Black Populations
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Journal of Marriage and Family . Aug 2006 68(3):658-672. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Despite recent immigration from Africa and the Caribbean, Blacks in America are still viewed as a monolith in many previous studies. In this paper, we use newly released 2000 census data to estimate log-linear models that highlight patterns of interracial and intraracial marriage and cohabitation among African Americans, West Indians, Africans, and Puerto Rican non-Whites, and their interracial marriage and cohabitation with Whites. Based on data from several metropolitan areas, our results show that, despite lower socioeconomic status, native-born African Americans are more likely than other Blacks to marry Whites; they also are more likely to marry other Black ethnics. West Indians, Africans, and Puerto Rican non-Whites are more likely to marry African Americans than to marry Whites. Interracial relationships represent a greater share of cohabiting unions than marital unions. The majority of interracial unions, including native and immigrant Blacks, consist of a Black man and White woman. The implications for marital assimilation are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-2445
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ739620
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00281.x