Special Collection 18
Partnership dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in Europe
Published 06 July 2016
This Special Collection of Demographic Research – edited by Hill Kulu and Tina Hannemann – investigates partnership formation and dissolution among immigrants and their descendants in five European countries. The studies use longitudinal data and apply event history analysis. The analysis shows significant differences in partnership formation and dissolution among immigrants in all five countries. Immigrants from regions with ‘conservative’ partnership patterns (e.g., Turkey, North Africa and South Asia) have high marriage rates, low cohabitation levels and are less likely to separate. By contrast, ‘fluid’ family formation patterns dominate among some non-European immigrant groups (e.g., Caribbeans, Sub-Saharan Africans and Latin Americans). The significant diversity of partnership patterns within countries across immigrant groups supports that socialisation factors play an important role in their partnership behaviour. The partnership patterns of the descendants of immigrants are ‘in-between’. For some groups, they resemble those of their parents; for others, the patterns are similar to those of the native population. These findings support the idea that both the minority subculture and the mainstream society influence the behaviour of minority groups. All five studies report a significant diversity of partnership patterns across ethnic minority groups and suggest that the diversity in family forms will persist in the future. To conclude, the studies of this Special Collection show how various individual and contextual factors shape partnership behaviour of immigrants and their descendants and promote their social integration. This Special Collection of Demographic Research has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007−2013) under grant agreement no. 320116 for the research project FamiliesAndSocieties.
27 June 2008 | reflection
Marriage formation as a process intermediary between migration and childbearing
Volume: 18 Article ID: 21
Pages: 611–628
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.21
24 June 2008 | research article
On the structural value of children and its implication on intended fertility in Bulgaria
Volume: 18 Article ID: 20
Pages: 569–610
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.20
20 June 2008 | research article
Does the recent evolution of Canadian mortality agree with the epidemiologic transition theory?
Volume: 18 Article ID: 19
Pages: 531–568
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.19
17 June 2008 | research article
"I didn't write the questions!" - Negotiating telephone-survey questions on birth timing
Volume: 18 Article ID: 18
Pages: 499–530
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.18
10 June 2008 | research article
Volume: 18 Article ID: 17
Pages: 469–498
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.17
06 June 2008 | research article
Not truly partnerless: Non-residential partnerships and retreat from marriage in Spain
Volume: 18 Article ID: 16
Pages: 443–468
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.16
03 June 2008 | reflection
The reporting of statistical significance in scientific journals: A reflexion
Volume: 18 Article ID: 15
Pages: 437–442
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.15
27 May 2008 | research article
Constant global population with demographic heterogeneity
Volume: 18 Article ID: 14
Pages: 409–436
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.14
16 May 2008 | research article
Effects of single parenthood on educational aspiration and student disengagement in Korea
Volume: 18 Article ID: 13
Pages: 377–408
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.13
29 April 2008 | research article
The transition to early fatherhood: National estimates based on multiple surveys
Volume: 18 Article ID: 12
Pages: 337–376
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.12
23 April 2008 | research article
Correlated mortality risks of siblings in Kenya: The role of state dependence
Volume: 18 Article ID: 11
Pages: 311–336
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.11
18 April 2008 | research article
What can we learn from indirect estimations on mortality in Mongolia, 1969-1989?
Volume: 18 Article ID: 10
Pages: 285–310
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.10
15 April 2008 | research article
Cohort fertility patterns and breast cancer mortality among U.S. women, 1948-2003
Volume: 18 Article ID: 9
Pages: 263–284
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.9
11 April 2008 | research article
Religious affiliation, religiosity, and male and female fertility
Volume: 18 Article ID: 8
Pages: 233–262
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.8
08 April 2008 | research article
Volume: 18 Article ID: 7
Pages: 205–232
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.7
04 April 2008 | research article
Women’s employment and union dissolution in a changing socio-economic context in Russia
Volume: 18 Article ID: 6
Pages: 181–204
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.6
28 March 2008 | research article
Fertility trends by social status
Volume: 18 Article ID: 5
Pages: 145–180
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.5
18 March 2008 | research article
How fertility and union stability interact in shaping new family patterns in Italy and Spain
Volume: 18 Article ID: 4
Pages: 117–144
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.4
12 March 2008 | research article
Perturbation analysis of nonlinear matrix population models
Volume: 18 Article ID: 3
Pages: 59–116
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.3
07 March 2008 | research article
Recent fertility decline in Eritrea: Is it a conflict-led transition?
Volume: 18 Article ID: 2
Pages: 27–58
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.2
29 February 2008 | research article
Gender equity and fertility intentions in Italy and the Netherlands
Volume: 18 Article ID: 1
Pages: 1–26
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.1