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Partnership dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries
Author(s) -
Hannemann Tina,
Kulu Hill,
GonzálezFerrer Amparo,
Pailhé Ariane,
Rahnu Leen,
Puur Allan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.2315
Subject(s) - immigration , general partnership , context (archaeology) , european union , demographic economics , kingdom , geography , political science , demography , sociology , economics , biology , international trade , paleontology , archaeology , law
Abstract This study investigates union formation and dissolution among immigrants and their descendants in four European countries with different migration histories and family patterns (United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Estonia). Although there is a growing body of literature on migrant families in Europe, there is still little comparative research on partnership dynamics among immigrants and their descendants. We apply event history analysis to pooled data from the four countries. The analysis shows a significant variation in partnership patterns across migrant groups in some countries (e.g., South Asians vs. Caribbeans in the United Kingdom) and similar partnership behaviour for some migrant groups in different countries (e.g., South Asians in the United Kingdom and immigrants from Turkey in France). Descendants of immigrants often exhibit partnership patterns that are similar to those of their parents' generation. The country context matters; specific patterns are observed for Spain and Estonia.