Changes in Interracial Marriages in South Africa: 1996-2011.
The present study used census and survey data from 1996 to 2011 to examine changes in interracial marriages in South Africa a generation after the establishment of democracy in that country. While in-group marriages appear to be the norm, they have been declining dramatically over the years, especia...
| Published in: | Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 365 - 382 |
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