Persistent boundaries. Partnership patterns among children of immigrants and natives in Sweden.
Integration theories assume that ingroup partnering (endogamy) among individuals of immigrant background declines as their exposure to majority society increases. We examine this for Sweden, a country with a large and diverse immigrant population. We study cohorts born 1986–1998 who either immigrate...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 635 - 664 |
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Feb2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=191203339&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 191203339 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1369183X 56F jtl: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies issn: 1369183X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2026 vid: 52 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 191203339 10.1080/1369183X.2025.2478215 ppf: 635 ppct: 29 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.9MB tig: atl: Persistent boundaries. Partnership patterns among children of immigrants and natives in Sweden. aug: au: Mood, Carina Jonsson, Jan O. affil: Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS), Stockholm, Sweden Nuffield College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK su: Endogamy & exogamy Immigrant children Social integration Residential segregation Sociocultural factors Cultural assimilation Sweden Africa Middle East sug: subj: Sweden Africa Middle East Endogamy & exogamy Immigrant children Social integration Residential segregation Sociocultural factors Cultural assimilation keyword: Endogamy ethnic homogamy exogamy integration intermarriage ab: Integration theories assume that ingroup partnering (endogamy) among individuals of immigrant background declines as their exposure to majority society increases. We examine this for Sweden, a country with a large and diverse immigrant population. We study cohorts born 1986–1998 who either immigrated as children or were born in Sweden, thereby excluding pre-migration partnerships. We analyse both temporal and spatial exposure using population register data (n>1,000,000) covering both marriages and consensual unions. Our findings show high levels of endogamy by origin group, particularly among those with parents from the Middle East and Africa, where endogamy rates at country level range from 40% to 60%. Partnering with someone of majority background is rare, especially among women. The time exposure hypothesis finds some support as endogamy is higher the older a person was upon immigration. Also, for the second generation, endogamy declines with the family's time in Sweden, although it remains high even after many years for several groups. Surprisingly, we find little evidence that spatial segregation drives endogamy. Ingroup partnering persists even with few co-ethnics in the neighbourhood, perhaps due to online meeting opportunities. Cultural attraction and aversion mechanisms appear to be more decisive than the opportunity structure for partnering. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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