African Americans in Dual-Career Commuter Marriages: An Investigation of their Experiences

Commuter marriages are becoming more and more common for couples of various ethnic/racial backgrounds. However, little research examines the experiences of African Americans engaged in this lifestyle. This article reports the expressed experiences of four African American couples engaged in dual-car...

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Published inThe Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 22 - 36
Main Authors Jackson, Anita P., Brown, Ronald P., Patterson-Stewart, Karen E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.01.2000
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Black people
Commuting
Commuting (Travel)
Dual Career Family
Family Work Relationship
Husbands
Marital Relations
Marriage
Midwestern States
Sociocultural Factors
Wives
Working Men
Working Women
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Summary:Commuter marriages are becoming more and more common for couples of various ethnic/racial backgrounds. However, little research examines the experiences of African Americans engaged in this lifestyle. This article reports the expressed experiences of four African American couples engaged in dual-career commuter marriages. As a qualitative study, focused in grounded theory, interviews were conducted with the participants as couples and as individuals. Specific cultural issues relative to ethnicity, gender, commuter relationship role, and duration of commuter lifestyle are discussed, and implications for theory, practice, and research are presented.
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ISSN:1066-4807
1552-3950
DOI:10.1177/1066480700081005