Migrant family ties and mixed unions: the impact of selecting native partners on conflicts with parents.
Do first- and second-generation immigrants in mixed unions with native partners experience more conflicts with their parents than those in endogamous unions with co-ethnics? While selecting into mixed unions may already be linked to greater tensions during singlehood, these unions can further amplif...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 815 - 839 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2026
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