“At the heart of the deterioration of the fabric of Negro society is the deterioration of the Negro family,” Moynihan concluded. Using data from 21 cities, social psychologist Belinda Tucker examined ten different values related to marriage – such as the belief it is important to marry one day, and the view that marriage is important for raising children.

The white men who can get past the mental anguish of my black penis tarnishing "their" women think I'm making some latent admission that their race has the most attractive women.Individuals who are married enjoy better physical and mental health, have more social ties and higher household incomes, accumulate more wealth, and raise children who do better in terms of health and social outcomes than the children of unmarried parents.Because the decline of marriage has been so sharp among blacks, this group has received close scrutiny.Blacks also get divorced more often and remarry less frequently than whites.Scholars and public observers worry because, after all, marriage has historically provided many benefits.