ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that British society has produced influences which have pulled apart black men and women and make it difficult to keep up black family life. It looks at how differences in the experience of black men and women in Britain have changed their personal relationships and perspectives on family life. African-Caribbean women are at the forefront of family life. Black women have learned that their liberation means nothing when it alienates the black man, and that black women have to unite in love with black men in order to rebuild the black family. Relationships between men and women are the cornerstone of the African-Caribbean family and community. The stress and strain of trying to survive on a small income cause severe problems in relationships. Single parent women who are state dependent tend to attract men who are also state dependent; and this makes marriage difficult.
