Article: Comparative patterns of interracial marriage: structural opportunities, third-party factors, and temporal change in immigrant societies.(Report)

INTRODUCTION

Patterns of mate selection exhibit remarkable cross-cultural and sub-cultural variation (see Hamon and Ingoldsby, 2003; Qian, 1997). The specific nature of the contact between groups in each society creates unique patterns of inequality, segregation, group identification, hostilities, and racial tension. These in turn affect the contact that members of groups have with members of other groups and the degree of contact influences intermarriage rates.

Kalmijn (1998) classifies the factors that affect inter-group marriage into two general characteristics: opportunity structures and "third-party" influences. Individual preferences operate within these broader ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!