Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ329278
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Changes in Black Family Structure: The Conflict Between Family Ideology and Structural Conditions.
Staples, Robert
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v47 n4 p1005-13 Nov 1985
The family ideology of black Americans is compared with actual family arrangements and lifestyles. Exchange theory is used to explain the conflict between family ideology and structural conditions: in general, black women fail to marry or remain married when the costs outweight the benefits of such an arrangement. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Change Agents, Family Structure, Females, Role Conflict, Social Exchange Theory, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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