Socialization, Adaptation, Transnationalism, and the Reproductive Behavior of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in France

Afulani, Patience A.; Asunka, Joseph

doi:10.1007/s11113-015-9360-2

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“…They appear to adapt to the society of settlement -especially the most educated, who have lower fertility than comparable French natives. Afulani and Asunka (2015) have shown that some of them may be forced to reduce their fertility and are unable to reach their high fertility ideals. However, this group is still young, and further research is needed to analyse more fully the transition to second and subsequent births.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This adjustment to host country behaviour among children of immigrants has been found in Germany (Milewski 2007(Milewski , 2010, Sweden (Scott and Stanfors 2011), the Netherlands (Garssen and Nicholaas 2008), the UK (Dubuc 2012;Kulu and Hannemann 2016), and France (Pailhé and Hamel 2015;Afulani and Asunka 2015). The convergence of fertility patterns has been found to be lower for those with Turkish origins (Scott and Stanfors 2011;Pailhé and Hamel 2015), given their strong attachment to the "Turkish family culture" (Milewski 2010).…”

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confidence: 91%

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The convergence of second-generation immigrants' fertility patterns in France: The role of sociocultural distance between parents' and host country

Pailhé¹

2017

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BACKGROUNDThe fertility of immigrants' descendants is an important topic for demographers, since it affects the structure of the future population. However, little attention has been devoted to the fertility behaviour of the second generation in Europe. OBJECTIVEThis study analyses the degree to which fertility of the descendants of immigrants is similar to that of French natives. It evaluates the extent to which the observed differences arise from the sociocultural distance between parents' country and host country and from structural determinants. METHODSWe analyse the transition to first, second, and third births among different groups of immigrants' daughters (from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, and Southeast Asia), and compare them to native-born women using discrete-time logistic regressions. The data is drawn from the Trajectories and Origins Survey (2008), which oversamples immigrants and their descendants. RESULTSWe show a convergence towards French standards that differs across groups of origin. Women of Southeast Asian descent deviate from the fertility pattern of their parents, while those of Turkish descent preserve their parents' cultural heritage. These different paths of adaptation between groups partly reflect cultural distance between parents' country and host country. They also depend on family social capital, family structure, and family values. Access to a higher level of education is a crucial factor in erasing differences between groups. CONCLUSIONSThe fertility behaviour of most groups of descendants of immigrants is converging

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 91%

The convergence of second-generation immigrants' fertility patterns in France: The role of sociocultural distance between parents' and host country

Pailhé¹

2017

DemRes

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“…Despite this important role, internal migration receives low priority by policymakers in Benin Republic and other sub-Saharan Africa countries [20,21,26,27]. Therefore, family planning use among migrants remains of interest to policymakers, due to its influence on fertility, sexual and reproductive health and the implications for provision of appropriate services [27,52]. The evidence from the findings can be useful to policymakers and programme implementers to help inform future interventions.…”

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Migrant Women’s Use of Modern Contraception in Cotonou, Benin Republic

Banougnin¹

2018

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Evidence shows that migration, especially from rural areas and small cities to large cities, has critical consequences for sexual and reproductive health services utilization. Very few studies address the issue of contraceptive use among internal migrants in cities of sub-Saharan Africa countries, partly because of the limitations of available data. This study aimed to investigate the associations between migration status and modern contraceptive use and to examine whether and how the effect of migration status changes when it is disaggregated by length of residence, and reason for migration. Data from a survey conducted in Cotonou, the largest city of Benin Republic, from March-May 2018 were used. The study enrolled 792 (1,068 weighted) sexually active women, with the exception of those who reported being pregnant at the time of the survey. The socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the sample were described-this include the percentage of migrants, the length of residence and whether the migration was for school or job reason. Finally, a set of three logistic regression models were computed. These models present: (i) the crude effect of migration on modern contraceptive use, (ii) the effect of migration on modern contraceptive use after adjusting for socio-economic and demographic characteristics, and (iii) the joint effect of migration and reason for migration on modern contraceptive use-while still controlling for socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The results firstly show that there was non-significant association between internal migration and modern contraceptive use. Then, statistically significant differences emerged when migration status is interacted with reason for migration. Migrants in Cotonou for school or work motive had the highest probability of using modern contraception (32%), compared with the other groups (predicted probability values ranging from 17% to 21%). In conclusion, disaggregating migration status by reason for migration leads to better understanding of the effect migration status has on modern contraceptive use.

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“…The adaptation hypothesis argues that immigrants' intentions and behaviours change in response to the host country context. Looking at Sub-Saharan African immigrants in France, Afulani and Asunka (2015) found more evidence for the adaptation hypothesis than for the socialisation hypothesis. They also showed that the adaptation hypothesis accounts for the immigrants' actual fertility, rather than just their fertility ideals.…”

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confidence: 94%

Projecting future births with fertility differentials reflecting women’s educational and migrant characteristics

Potančoková¹,

Marois²

2020

Populationyearbook

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Building on the well-established knowledge on fertility differentials by education and nativity/migration status, we employ microsimulation modelling to demonstrate the effect of accounting for such differences in population projections. We consider fertility differentials by educational attainment, enrolment in full-time education, region of birth, age at immigration, and duration of stay in the host country, which we introduce step-wise into the microsimulation model for the EU28. Results on projected TFRs and births by 2060 illustrate the importance of accounting for several sources of population heterogeneity. In the context of future educational expansion, modelling education differentials for students and for women with completed education is needed to capture the postponement effect of education on childbearing. Future migration assumptions that include migrant fertility differentials lead to widely varying projected numbers of future births. At fixed fertility differentials and a fixed composition of immigrant flows, the net effect of immigrant fertility on the overall TFR in the EU28 is projected to increase from the estimated 0.12 in 2015-2019 to 0.17 in 2055-59 in the scenario with baseline migration, and to 0.25 in 2055-59 in the scenario with doubled migration.

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Socialization, Adaptation, Transnationalism, and the Reproductive Behavior of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in France

Abstract: Abstract:Background: Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) move from a region with high fertility to

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

The convergence of second-generation immigrants' fertility patterns in France: The role of sociocultural distance between parents' and host country

The convergence of second-generation immigrants' fertility patterns in France: The role of sociocultural distance between parents' and host country

Migrant Women’s Use of Modern Contraception in Cotonou, Benin Republic

Projecting future births with fertility differentials reflecting women’s educational and migrant characteristics

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