Shedding "light" on marriage: The influence of skin shade on marriage for black females

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-50

  Hamilton, Darrick ^a   Goldsmith, Arthur H ^b   Darity Jr , William ^c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage; Race; Skin shade

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349464678     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.05.024     Document Type: Article

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