Abstract Many explanations offered for the gap in marriage rates between Black and White people are economic and cultural. Less often considered are how racial social psychological factors influence marriage rates. In this study, we use critical race theory and the life course perspective to investigate how perceived racial discrimination impacts the likelihood of marriage for Black and White people. Data for the study are taken from the Portraits of American Life Study (N = 678). The results of logistic regression analyses show that among people who report perceived racial discrimination, White people generally have a higher probability of being married compared to Black people. Analyses by age demonstrate that among younger adults, Black people who perceive racial discrimination are equally likely to be married as White people and have a higher probability of being married than Black people who do not report perceptions of racial discrimination. A negative influence on the odds of marriage related to perceived racial discrimination for Black people becomes clearer as respondents age. The findings highlight the importance of considering perceptions of racial discrimination to better understand the marriage gap between Black and White people across the life course.

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感知种族歧视在黑人与白人婚姻差距中的作用

摘要许多关于黑人和白人之间结婚率差距的解释都是经济和文化上的。人们很少考虑种族社会心理因素如何影响结婚率。在这项研究中，我们使用批判种族理论和生命历程的角度来研究感知到的种族歧视如何影响黑人和白人结婚的可能性。该研究的数据取自《美国生命研究肖像》（N = 678）。Logistic回归分析的结果表明，在报告有种族歧视感的人中，与黑人相比，白人的结婚几率通常更高。按年龄进行的分析表明，在年轻人中，与没有种族歧视观念的黑人相比，感知种族歧视的黑人与白人一样有可能结婚，并且结婚的可能性更高。随着受访者年龄的增长，与黑人种族歧视有关的婚姻几率的负面影响变得更加明显。研究结果突出了考虑种族歧视观念以更好地理解整个生命过程中黑人与白人之间的婚姻鸿沟的重要性。