“Black men had fewer opportunities to become wealthy and were specifically encourages, often by the US government, to look to marriage, rather than wealth, as a source of social status. The government hoped that by linking social status to black men's role as husbands and providers it could minimize its own economic responsibility for the newly free African Americans - especially for black women and children.” MarriageBlack HistorySocial HistoryBlack Wealth Book:You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love Source: You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
“The social and cultural preference for marriage has obvious negative effects for single people, but it also harms the married. A desire to retain marriage's preferential status is on of the most cited explanations for why people remain in unhappy marriages.” MarriageAbuseSocial IssuesUnhealthy Relationships Book:You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love Source: You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love