Incarceration, Romantic Relationships, and the Perspectives of African American Men
Abstract
Black men are the American demographic group that is both least likely to be
married and the most likely to be incarcerated. As a result, the phenomena of
unprecedentedly high incarceration rates and low marriage percentages intersect in
these
men’s lives to provide potentially important insights about the ways in which a past
criminal record affects future social arrangements and options. These insights are
important because they enhance the research that has been done on this overlap in
phenomena by providing the perspective of both genders. In addition, and perhaps more
importantly, the truth about the effect of incarceration on romantic relationships
and
household structure has strong relevance for policymakers that have already identified
African American romantic relationships as an issue for policy.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/3180Citation
Nzewi, Ogechi (2010). Incarceration, Romantic Relationships, and the Perspectives of African American Men.
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