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IPR Seminar, Dr. Kris Marsh, University of Maryland

Dr. Kris Marsh
November 15, 2016
12:30PM - 1:30PM
038 Townshend Hall

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Add to Calendar 2016-11-15 12:30:00 2016-11-15 13:30:00 IPR Seminar, Dr. Kris Marsh, University of Maryland The Wealth, Health and Dating Practices of the Black Middle ClassThis study interrogates the interrelationship between the status of singlehood and the long-term implications for racial and economic inequality by investigating four factors: wealth decisions, neighborhood choices, mental and physical health outcomes, and relationship and dating practices. Considering that the percent of Black middle class households that are single and living alone nearly quadrupled from 1980 to 2000, this project has sociological and economic implications for the long-term growth and stability and/or the demise and fragility of the Black middle class.   038 Townshend Hall Institute for Population Research popcenter@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Wealth, Health and Dating Practices of the Black Middle Class

This study interrogates the interrelationship between the status of singlehood and the long-term implications for racial and economic inequality by investigating four factors: wealth decisions, neighborhood choices, mental and physical health outcomes, and relationship and dating practices. Considering that the percent of Black middle class households that are single and living alone nearly quadrupled from 1980 to 2000, this project has sociological and economic implications for the long-term growth and stability and/or the demise and fragility of the Black middle class.