A newly released book by researchers and sociologists W. Bradford
Wilcox and Nicholas Wolfinger reveals that the relationship quality of
African-Americans and Latinos is improved when couples attend church.
In the book, titled Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos,
Wilcox and Wolfinger present research that when African-American and
Latino couples attend church together it results in better relationships
and happier family life.
"One big reason so many families of colour are thriving is that they
tend to be more religious than the average American," said Wilcox. "Our
book shows that churches are achieving an important measure of success
in fostering lower rates of non-marital childbearing, more marriage, and
happier relationships among blacks and Latinos."
Wilcox and Wolfinger conducted a study and found that 56 percent of
African-Americans and 68 percent of Latinos believe it is better to be
married than to be single, which makes it clear that these groups place
high importance on family and relationships.
Additionally, Wilcox and Wolfinger found that 80 percent of Latinos and
78 percent of African-Americans reported being happy in their
relationship when both partners attend church.
Because of these findings, the researchers concluded that "shared faith
supplies moral, social and spiritual solidarity and that religion seems
especially important in turning men's hearts and minds toward their
wives or partners."
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