Race And Intimate Relationships

Race Differences In Marital Status U.S. Census Bureau 2010 (Persons 18+ years old) Divorce Rates Are Complex When we control for income, home ownership, and family size BLACKS ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET DIVORCED THAN WHITES Broken families are less devastating for Blacks than Whites because Black women have greater coping mechanisms and men are, likely, still incorporated into kinship relationships

Big Issues Framing Our Interest What happened to all the families with 12 children? What happened to all the families with 12 children? Difference between fertility and fecundity Difference between fertility and fecundity High fertility rates High fertility rates Southern rural Blacks, Native Americans, Mexican Americans Moderate fertility rates Moderate fertility rates Southern urban Blacks, Blacks outside of the south Low fertility rates Low fertility rates Japanese and Chinese Americans Are There Differences In Fertility Rates?

Black Families The Marriage Squeeze The Marriage Squeeze Single-parent families Single-parent families Hypogamy Hypogamy “Too Few Men” “Too Few Men” Extended Families Extended Families Female Networks And The Problem Of Migration Female Networks And The Problem Of Migration “Fathers” vs “Daddies” “Fathers” vs “Daddies” Childrearing Practices Childrearing Practices Corporal Punishment Corporal Punishment

Latino Families “Familism” “Familism” Collectivity Collectivity Consensual Unions Consensual Unions Gender Norms Gender Norms “Machismo” “Machismo” Feminine Virtues Feminine Virtues Extended Families Extended Families “Grandfamilies” “Grandfamilies” Kinship Networks And The Problem Of Public Services Kinship Networks And The Problem Of Public Services

Asian Families “Eastern” (Confucian) Values “Eastern” (Confucian) Values Collectivity Collectivity Respect For Elders Respect For Elders “Obligation” “Obligation” Marriage & Family Disruptions Marriage & Family Disruptions Parental Involvement In Dating Parental Involvement In Dating Divorce & Out-of-Wedlock Births Divorce & Out-of-Wedlock Births Childrearing Practices Childrearing Practices Consolidated Investments Consolidated Investments Power of Shame and Guilt Power of Shame and Guilt Permissiveness Permissiveness