The African-American community is facing a serious crisis: the divorce rate is four times that of any other ethnic group; married men are twice as likely to be unfaithful to their spouses; and single African Americans are less eager to marry than their white counterparts. In What's Love Got to Do with It? Donna Franklin examines these troubling issues in a riveting analysis of gender tensions rooted in slavery and its aftermath. Challenging the contention that men are solely responsible for these problems, she argues that ...
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The African-American community is facing a serious crisis: the divorce rate is four times that of any other ethnic group; married men are twice as likely to be unfaithful to their spouses; and single African Americans are less eager to marry than their white counterparts. In What's Love Got to Do with It? Donna Franklin examines these troubling issues in a riveting analysis of gender tensions rooted in slavery and its aftermath. Challenging the contention that men are solely responsible for these problems, she argues that women, strong and self-sufficient in other areas of their lives, must learn to use these skills to nurture relationships. She asserts that men, too, must play an active role in the healing process by supporting each other and avoiding exclusionary social actions like the Million Man March. What's Love Got to Do with It? is a strikingly original landmark study of the African-American community and a valuable contribution to solving one of its most urgent problems.
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