Partnership dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries

Hannemann, Tina; Kulu, Hill; González‐Ferrer, Amparo; Pailhé, Ariane; Rahnu, Leen; Puur, Allan

doi:10.1002/psp.2315

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“…This supports previous studies showing a comparatively wide acceptance of mixed marriages in these groups in the Swiss context (Carol 2013;Potârcă and Bernardi 2018). These country-specific marriage patterns, shaped by historic and social developments, have to be carefully taken into account when interpreting the variation in marriage patterns across national borders (Hannemann et al 2014).…”

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Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis

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Kulu²,

Rahnu³

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BACKGROUNDImmigrants and their descendants often marry a co-ethnic partner despite the abundance of native-born marriage candidates. The prevalence of co-ethnic marriages and intermarriage among migrants is influenced by their integration level and cultural background as much as individual preferences and structural factors. OBJECTIVEThis paper expands existing literature on intermarriage by analysing first marriages across European countries, distinguishing marriage type (endogamous versus exogamous) and migrant generations (immigrants versus their descendants). Hannemann et al.: Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants 488 http://www.demographic-research.org METHODSData from seven countries was aggregated using the count-data method and was subsequently pooled and analysed together; first, to estimate unadjusted first marriage rates; second, to calculate marriage risks separately by marriage type; and, finally, to directly compare the risk of exogamous and endogamous marriage. RESULTSThere are substantial differences in the prevalence of co-ethnic marriage and intermarriage across the migrant groups. Migrants from non-EU countries often show a high prevalence of co-ethnic marriages and a low risk of intermarriage, whereas migrants from neighbouring countries show a relatively high risk of intermarriage. CONCLUSIONSEthnic background and early socialisation have strong impacts on the partner choice of migrants and their descendants. The results suggest a strong influence of minority subcultures for some migrant groups, but also intergenerational adaptation processes for others. CONTRIBUTIONThis paper provides an up-to-date comparison of intermarriage rates across seven European countries and two migrant generations, presenting evidence of both similarities and differences across countries.

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Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis

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Rahnu³

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“…Meanwhile, patterns of early and stable marriage are found among migrants from Turkey, and late marriage and low divorce risks are observed among migrants from Southern Europe. Hannemann et al (2020) presented similar findings in a cross-country study of partnership dynamics among immigrants in four European countries. They found, for example, high rates of marriage formation and low divorce risks among migrants from South Asia, and the opposite pattern for migrants from the Caribbean in the United Kingdom.…”

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Family behaviour of migrants

Andersson¹

2021

Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family

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“…However, the issue is not as serious as it looks at first glance in the case of the UK. First, recent longitudinal research has shown that cohabitation is rare among Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis in the UK, both among immigrants and their descendants; also, there is little (if any) change across birth cohorts (Hannemann et al 2014). Those South Asians who are in interethnic non-marital unions are likely to be a select group.…”

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Mixed marriage among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: Analysis of longitudinal data with missing information

Kulu

Hannemann

2018

Population Studies

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This study investigates the formation of endogamous and exogamous marriages among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom. We apply event history analysis to data from the Understanding Society study and use multiple imputation to determine the type of marriage for individuals with missing information on the origin of their spouse. The analysis shows, first, significant differences among immigrants and their descendants in the likelihood of marrying within and outside their ethnic groups. While immigrants from European countries have relatively high exogamous marriage rates, South Asians exhibit a high likelihood of marrying a partner from their own ethnic group; Caribbean people hold an intermediate position. Second, the descendants of immigrants have lower endogamous and higher exogamous marriage rates than their parents; however, for some ethnic groups, particularly South Asians, the differences across generations are small, suggesting that changes in marriage patterns have been slower than expected.

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Partnership dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries

Abstract: Centre for Population Change (CPC). We also express our gratitude to Gunnar Andersson, Laura Bernardi and the reviewers for valuable comments and suggestions on previous versions of this article.

Cited by 17 publications

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Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis

Co-ethnic marriage versus intermarriage among immigrants and their descendants: A comparison across seven European countries using event-history analysis

Family behaviour of migrants

Mixed marriage among immigrants and their descendants in the United Kingdom: Analysis of longitudinal data with missing information

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