Racial endogamy in Great Britain: A cross‐national perspective*

Ethnic intermarriage in Britain: A further assessment

“…This figure offers considerable support for the results derived from both LFS surveys and provides conclusive evidence that the rate of white :non-white marriages in Britain is considerably lower (less than one quarter) than the figures presented in earlier studies (Bagley, 1972;Schaefer, 1980). Table 4 presents the NDHS data on marriages involving at least one person of NCWP ethnic origin, while Table 5 summarizes the main results for men and women of each ethnic group.…”

Toward a theory of assimilation and dissimilation

“…Other persons with one Indian grandparent are Indian. The influence of biological assimilation, it is clear, can be understood only when it is examined in context with particular levels of identification, acculturation, and integration (see Gist and Dworkin, 1972;Solaún and Kronus, 1973;Schaefer, 1980). It is important sociologically to distinguish between the individual and group levels of amalgamation.…”

Ethnic intermarriage in Britain

“…British-born 'coloureds* are also much more likely to marry exogamously than those born in the New Commonwealth and Pakistan (NCWD). Schaefer (1980) found that there is little variation between the four main 'coloured' groups' in terms of outmarriage, although the Pakistanis were the least likely, and the Africans the most likely, to marry exogamously. Bagley (1972) reaches a somewhat different conclusion, suggesting that the overall rate of outmarriage with whites was highest for the Indian-Pakistani group and lowest for Africans.…”

“…He notes that, increasingly, inter-ethnic marriages could involve blacks and others born in Britain who would not be included separately in the statistics. Schaefer (1980) also points to the fact that 'the foremost difficulty is information provided only indirectly as to an individual's race by giving his or her birthplace. This does not always indicate the colour of the individuals accurately.…”

“…Whatever the trends in Britain with regard to ethnic consciousness, the pattern of marriage is best described as racially endogamous (Schaefer, 1980). Nevertheless, some ethnic groups are more likely to marry out than others, and more recent marriages are more likely than earlier ones to involve members of different ethnic groups.…”