Black men in interracial relationships
Subtitle: what's love got to do with it?
By: Kellina M. Craig-Henderson.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Brunswick, [N.J.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Interracial dating -- United States; Interracial marriage -- United States; African American men -- Attitudes; Man-woman relationships -- United States
Description: Drawing on her own observations, and her examination of the responses of a small, diverse group of black men who date (in some cases exclusively), have sexual relations with, and marry women who are not of African descent, the book provides insight into the continuing ways that race and ethnic status affect the choices people make in their lives. Until the books, though, these types of relationships have received scant serious attention. Craig-Henderson forthrightly addresses the taboo, interspersing analysis with verbatim accounts from black men involved in such relationships. Grounded in serious research, interviews, and analysis of census data, Black Men in Interracial Relationships examines why such relationships appear to be so popular among black male elites. In the process, the author unravels the mystery behind the apparent absence of black women in black men's lives. --Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.