... decision. The increase was most noticeable in black-male, white-female marriages. This may be based on the thought that men choose their mates based on physical attraction. Based on European conceptions of physical attractiveness, white women find more black men that fit their criteria, and black men find more white women that would fit their criteria. There is a question of ... gender. The rates tend to be higher in the west and among men. This study is directed towards understanding this pattern in African Americans in the US. This trend is unlike other ethnic groups in that in other ...

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