Research on African American families throughout the twentieth century has focused largely
on the prevalence of single-mother families. Much debate has focused on understanding the …

A Gender Perspective Page 1 Marriage among African American Women: A Gender
Perspective SHIRLEY A. l-HLL* Analyses of single-mother families stood at the center of …

Analyses of single-mother families stood at the center of Black family scholarship during the
twentieth century, with social scientists and policymakers alike theorizing the causes of such …