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Marriage on the Black Market: Contextual Influences of African American Marriage Markets

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posted on 2017-10-27, 00:00 authored by Akilah Watkins-Butler
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.

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Advisor

Risman, Barbara

Chair

Risman, Barbara

Department

Sociology

Degree Grantor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Degree Level

  • Doctoral

Committee Member

Garcia, Lorena Barrett, Richard Mandara, Jelani Nyden, Philip

Submitted date

May 2017

Issue date

2017-02-23

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    Keywords

    Marriage, African Americans, Socio-Economic Status, Place, Spatial Context

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