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Commitments and Constraints to Intimacy for African American Couples at Midlife

MARSHA T. CAROLAN

Michigan State University

KATHERINE R. ALLEN

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

This study focuses on the contributors and detractors to intimate relationships for African American couples at midlife. Qualitative analysis revealed that commitment to faith provided a foundation for familial and intimate relationships and mediated the constraints of aging and racism. African American couples were devoted to their families and to their spiritual beliefs. Midlife was a time of change and stability for couples with the competing demands of work and family. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 20, No. 1, 3-24 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/019251399020001001
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