Culture and Diversity - National Healthy Marriage Resource Center

Culture and Diversity

Most Americans generally agree that a healthy marriage is a good thing. This common belief holds true across many cultures and backgrounds. Values and beliefs influence how couples talk to each other, share money, parent, etc. They also help couples define what marriage means to them and what a successful family looks like. Understanding these differences can improve how well couples work together, and how we teach marriage skills within various groups of people.

This section highlights initiatives to support marriage in various communities and resources for couples of varying cultures, background or ethnicity.

Asian and Pacific Islander Healthy Marriage: This section includes information on healthy marriage and Asian and Pacific Islander populations.

African American Healthy Marriage: This section includes information on healthy marriage and African American populations, including a link to the federal African American Healthy Marriage Initiative.

Hispanic Healthy Marriage: This section includes information on healthy marriage and Latino populations.

Native American Healthy Marriage: This section includes information on healthy marriage and Native American populations.

Additional Resources

"Racial and Ethnic Differences in Marriage Among New, Unwed Parents" (PDF - 85 KB) Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this brief examines the role of "marriage markets" in explaining differences across racial and ethnic groups in rates of marriage in the year following a nonmarital birth.