Polygamy, disrupted reproduction, and the state: Malian migrants in Paris, France

Sargent, Carolyn; Cordell, Dennis D.

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(02)00216-2

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“…When these rights were revoked, this created enormous disruption for migrants who had based their life visions on this assumption. The account by Sargent and Cordell (2003) provides an illuminating history of this change and of the struggles of Malian families who must negotiate the quandaries of reproductive life in a society that demands legal monogamy.…”

Section: Congo-paris Age Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Reproduction at the Margins: Migration and Legitimacy in the New Europe

Bledsoe¹

2004

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Section: Congo-paris Age Tradersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For works that address demographic questions more centrally, see Greenhalgh, 1995;Kertzer and Fricke, eds, 1997. 5. On family arrangements associated with these often-precarious structures, see Sargent and Cordell, 2003. And for schooling and employment patterns for youth, see Schiff (in press).…”

Section: Acknowledgementsmentioning

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Reproduction at the Margins: Migration and Legitimacy in the New Europe

Bledsoe¹

2004

DemRes

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“…The highest occurrence is found in Sub-Saharan Africa with, for example, an estimated 44% of married women in Mali being in polygamous unions (Coulibaly et al 1996, in Sargent and Cordell, 2003: 1962. Polygamy also occurs in some Christian populations, and in the US, polygamy amongst Mormons has attracted considerable attention (White, 2009).…”

Section: Islam and Polygamymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Complicated by immigration regulations and geographical distance, however, Ahmet's polygamous marriage 13 was stretched across space, with one woman bearing the children in Turkey, and another woman (and their father) bringing them up in Denmark. While this presumably was not an easy fate for the second wife in Turkey (or the daughter-in-law who was separated from her husband), this arrangement seems to have prevented the problems of rivalry that often arises between co-habiting wives (Ilkaracan, 2001;Sargent & Cordell, 2003).…”

Section: Polygamy Family Needs and Divorcementioning

confidence: 99%

Transforming polygamy: migration, transnationalism and multiple marriages among Muslim minorities

Charsley¹,

Liversage

2012

Global Networks

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In Europe, polygamy is often portrayed as emblematic of unchanging patriarchal traditions among Muslims. In contrast, based on research with Pakistanis in Britain and Turks in Denmark, we explore ways in which polygamy is transformed in the context of migration and transnationalism. Migration‐related polygamy features in accounts of the pioneer generations of Pakistani and Turkish migrants to Europe, but there is also evidence of great variety in contemporary practices of multiple marriage, and new permutations of polygamy arising due to the specific conditions of transnational migration. Coexisting legal systems within and between nations; the opportunities of spousal settlement; multiple marital aspirations; and both transnational connections and geographical distance combine to create opportunities and motivations for a range of polygamous situations, including some in which ‘technical’ polygamy masks monogamy in practice.

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“…Another potential determinant of migrants' likelihood to integrate in the host society and adopt its fertility practices is their ability to do so. This in turn depends on factors such as their linguistic skills, the amount of contact with local institutions, the extent to which immigration policies encourage integration, and whether they 6 intend to stay or eventually return to their country of origin (Bledsoe et al, 2007;Georgiadis, 2008;Lindstrom & Saucedo, 2002;Sargent & Cordell, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%