Family formation trajectories and migration status in the United States, 1970-2010

Castro, Andres Felipe

doi:10.4054/mpidr-wp-2020-008

2020

DOI: 10.4054/mpidr-wp-2020-008

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Family formation trajectories and migration status in the United States, 1970-2010

Andres Felipe Castro¹

Abstract: Working papers of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research receive only limited review. Views or opinions expressed in working papers are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute.

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Competing Family Pathways for Immigrants and Their Descendants in Germany

Liu

Kulu

2023

International Migration Review

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Immigrants bring contemporary demographic changes to the destination country through their contributions to diversity, and future population. In this study, we examine the partnership and fertility trajectories for individuals with Turkish, Russian, Kazak, Polish, and Southern European backgrounds born between 1970 and 1999. We adopt a life course perspective using event history techniques on retrospective partnership and birth histories of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) Survey. By treating first entrance into cohabitation, marriage, and parenthood as competing events, we illuminate not only the differences in family ideologies between natives and immigrants but also highlight the heterogeneity among immigrant origin groups and generations in family formation pathways. Convergence with natives occurs at different paces for immigrant groups. Controlling cohort effects and socioeconomic conditions, individuals with Turkish background stand out with an earlier and higher level of entrance into marriage and parenthood, with only modest changes across birth cohorts and migrant generations. The risk of nonmarital or pre-marital childbearing is lower for non-European immigrants than for German natives. Marriage remains an important institution to individuals of some immigrant backgrounds, despite global trends in the rise of cohabitation and nonmarital childbearing in recent years. This work serves to highlight the diversification of family types in a leading migration country.

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Competing Family Pathways for Immigrants and Their Descendants in Germany

Liu

Kulu

2023

International Migration Review

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Family formation trajectories and migration status in the United States, 1970-2010

Abstract: Working papers of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research receive only limited review. Views or opinions expressed in working papers are attributable to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute.

Cited by 1 publication

References 59 publications

Competing Family Pathways for Immigrants and Their Descendants in Germany

Competing Family Pathways for Immigrants and Their Descendants in Germany

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