ABSTRACT
This chapter presents evidence concerning the effects of marriage on black men and black women. Norval Glenn and C. Weaver did carry out separate and parallel analyses for blacks on the contribution of marital happiness to global happiness. Norval Glenn's findings in regard to the first hypothesis were congruent with one of the most consistent findings in the literature on marital status and life satisfaction in the United States. Campbell and associates, analyzing data on adults of all ages, found that married and widowed blacks reported similar degrees of happiness and life satisfaction. Little difference in the satisfaction level of married and unmarried elderly blacks was found by James, J. Jackson, J. Bacon, and J. Peterson. Richard E. Ball found that, when age, health, social participation, education, and welfare ratio were controlled, there was no relationship between marital status and life satisfaction among black women.
