African American Clergy Involvement in Marriage Preparation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joe D Wilmoth (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA, corresponding author), Abigail D Blaney (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 855-876 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x14525619 |
| OpenAlex | W2057750907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
Marital stability has been linked to multiple social and economic advantages, particularly for African Americans. Clergy provide the majority of marriage preparation in the United States, but historically African American denominations have not been sampled systematically. To address this issue, we conducted an exploratory survey investigating African American clergy members' behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions about providing marriage preparation. Data were collected from 141 members of the seven primarily African American denominations and compared with 793 clergy from the 15 largest, predominantly White, congregations. African American clergy were significantly more likely than clergy in the comparison group to say they addressed premarital content effectively, say they utilized a skills-based approach to teaching communication, require a longer waiting period, more sessions, more homework assignments, and consider marriage preparation a valuable part of their ministry and to believe that couples had benefited from marriage preparation
African american · Christian ministry · Ethnology · Marital status · Political science · Population · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |