Toward building a conceptual framework on intermarriage

Abstract

Increasing migration worldwide and the cultural diversity generated as a consequence of international migration has facilitated the unions of people from different countries, religions, races, and ethnicities. Such unions are often celebrated as a sign of integration; however, at the same time as they challenge people's idea of us and them, intermarriages in fact still remain controversial, and even to some extent, taboo in many societies. Research and theorizing on intermarriage is conducted predominantly in the English-speaking North American and British contexts. This special issue includes empirical studies from not only the English-speaking countries such as the U.S., Canada, and the UK, but also from Japan, Sweden, Belgium, France, and Spain and demonstrate the increasingly diverse directions taken in the study of intermarriage in regards to the patterns, experiences, and social implications of intermarriages. Moreover, the articles address the assumed link between intermarriage and “integration.”

Göçmenlikten Yerleşikliliğe: Gagauz Kadınların Evlilik Deneyimleri

“…Uluslararası insan hareketliliği ve göçler, pek çok farklı etnik, ırksal, dini grupların karşılaşmalarını, etkileşimlerini ve ilişkilerini önemli ölçüde etkilemiş ve dönüştürmüştür. Bu durum gruplar arası evliliklerin artması ve yaygınlaşmasına da ortam hazırlamıştır (Dedeoğlu ve Ekiz Gökmen, 2011;Lucassen & Laarman, 2009;Törngren et al, 2016). ABD ve Batı Avrupa başta olmak üzere pek çok ülkede farklı etnik, ırksal, dini aidiyete sahip göçmenler ve yerliler veya göçmen gruplar arasında evlilikler yaygınlaşmıştır.…”

“…ABD ve Batı Avrupa başta olmak üzere pek çok ülkede farklı etnik, ırksal, dini aidiyete sahip göçmenler ve yerliler veya göçmen gruplar arasında evlilikler yaygınlaşmıştır. Özellikle göçmenler ile yerliler/ev sahibi toplum arasında yaşanan evlilikler, göçmenlerin ev sahibi topluma entegrasyonunda önemli bir gösterge olarak değerlendirilmiştir (Aktaran Dribe & Lundh, 2008, Garcia, 2008, Schnapper, 2005Törngren et al, 2016). Gruplar arası evlilikler, insanlığın her döneminde olmakla birlikte özellikle uluslararası göçler, sanayileşme, kentleşme, eğitim seviyesinin yükselmesi, sekülerleşme, bireyselleşme vb.…”

Crossing Social Boundaries in an Immigration Context: Exogamy and Gendered Employment Patterns in Unions in Germany

“…For example, mixed couples may have to deal with legal barriers, with cultural differences in gender role behavior, and with inequalities that affect the ability of migrants to participate in the labor market. Thus, in this section, we discuss the factors that affect mixed unions, and the consequences mixed unions experience at the individual and the societal level [ 83 ].…”

The implications of migration policies on migrant worker mixed families: The case of Filipinos in Israel

“…The purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamics of mixed families formed by migrant workers that have emerged in host countries such as Israel. Mixed families are defined as unions between individuals who belong to different groups, based on race, nationality, class, ethnicity, religion or a combination of some of these characteristics (Rodríguez-García, 2015; Osanami Törngren et al., 2016). For the purpose of this study, mixed families are defined as those in which at least one of the partners is a migrant worker or has arrived in the country as a migrant worker and has become a resident or citizen.…”