Partnership dynamics among migrants and their descendants in Estonia

Rahnu, Leen; Puur, Allan; Klesment, Martin

doi:10.4054/demres.2015.32.56

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“…For example, Russians in Estonia follow the Eastern European fertility pattern with a lower propensity for having a second and third child than the host population, which follows fertility patterns similar to Nordic countries. Also the propensity for cohabitation among ethnic Estonians is higher than among ethnic Russians (Rahnu et al 2015). These differences in family patterns extend to different generations and survive when adjusted to the social-demographic and economic characteristics like education, economic status and residence.…”

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Changing Fertility Patterns in Two North Caucasian Republics: Is it Only Social Policy that Matters?.

Vladimir

2019

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The paper deals with fertility levels in some republics of the North Caucasus (Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia) where, as in other post-Soviet regions, there has been a serious intensification of religiosity and at the same time weakening of the traditional family unit in recent decades. The goal of the paper is to ascertain whether these trends affect fertility, whose decrease is apparently stalling in the North Caucasus over the last decade. One reason to turn to this question is that in some regions of the North Caucasus the fertility level has been considerably higher since the pronatalist state policy was implemented in 2007 than in Russia as a whole. This raises the question as to whether higher fertility in the North Caucasus is mainly related to a higher demand for the state financial support granted to parents following the birth of the second (or a subsequent) child or if it can be rather accounted for by the specific cultural characteristics of that part of Russia. Our field survey held in the two republics of the North Caucasus in 2016 showed that the religiosity of respondents is related to higher fertility regardless of family policy issues. The relation between religiosity and higher fertility is arguably independent from the observance of traditional family norms which imposegender hierarchies. This suggests that an Islamic revival within a given society can support fertility whether or not traditional norms of familyorganization are preserved there. The conclusion for state pronatalist policy is that its outcome may be related to the cultural characteristics of the population among which such measures are implemented, apart from economic parameters that drive the demand among some families for financial support after childbirth.

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Changing Fertility Patterns in Two North Caucasian Republics: Is it Only Social Policy that Matters?.

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2019

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“…In Estonia, for example, we observe relatively high first-marriage risks for both generations of Russian-speaking migrants. Structural and historic circumstances have shaped family formation patterns since the middle of the 20 th century, which are also found among Estonian natives (Puur et al 2012;Rahnu et al 2015). Switzerland displays high overall marriage rates together with relatively high risks of intermarriage among several of its migrant groups, particularly those originating from neighbouring Western European 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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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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“…The selectivity hypothesis demands that attention be paid to controlling the compositional differences between migrants on the one hand and the sending and receiving populations on the other (Rahnu et al 2015). The selectivity may occur on the basis of individual characteristics such as education, occupation, social mobility, career ambitions, family proneness, or other characteristics that shape and reflect an individual's long-term plans (Hoem 1975;Macisco, Bouvier, and Waller 1970).…”

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