Mixed-ethnicity marriages and marital dissolution in Israel

Kaplan, Amit; Herbst-Debby, Anat

doi:10.1080/13531042.2018.1549833

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“…Pregnancy in all transitions except divorce increases the intensity of partnership formation. The effect of pregnancy and parity are consistent with the fi ndings of dissolution literature: Couples are less likely to end a marriage with the existence of children (Choi et al 2020;Dribe/Lundh 2012;Kaplan//Herbst-Debby 2017;Milewski/ Kulu 2014).…”

Section: Divorcesupporting

confidence: 83%

“…An explanation for this practice may again be found in the partner choice of Turkish immigrants and in the low divorce rate within the Turkish population. Native-immigrant marriages are found to be most fragile in any context due to socio-cultural distance between partners (Choi et al 2020;Kaplan/Herbst-Debby 2017;Milewski/Kulu 2014;Zhang/ Van Hook 2009). Since the fi rst and second-generation immigrants form a union with a coethnic partner, contradicting social factors that can weaken the marriage are not common.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Partnership Transitions among Turkish Immigrants and their Descendants in Western Germany

Erdogan¹,

Özgören

2022

CPoS

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Adaptation to host country behaviours encompasses both individual and social change, bringing about rising diversity issues in the host society and societal shifts in the country of origin. This study aims to detect whether Turkish immigrants and their descendants converge towards or diverge from the partnership practices of the native-born population in Western Germany. Specifically, transitions from (1) singlehood to the first partnership, (2) singlehood to the first marriage, (3) singlehood to the first cohabitation, (4) cohabitation to marriage and (5) marriage to divorce are investigated. Data from the Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam) survey for the period of 2008-2018 are used, applying Kaplan-Meier survival estimations and Cox proportional hazard models. This is the first study that includes natives, immigrants and their descendants simultaneously in an analysis of extensive partnership transitions covering practices of cohabitation, marriage and divorce and to investigate the proportionality assumption in Cox models. We formulate four research hypotheses based on the hypotheses of socialisation, adaptation and the cultural maintenance and segmented assimilation theory. Supporting our first hypothesis, our findings indicate a difference in partnership patterns between both first- and second-generation immigrants and natives, except for the finding that second-generation immigrants resemble the native pattern in their transition to the first union (including both cohabitation and marriage). Immigrants and their descendants tend to marry directly and have lower divorce hazard ratios than their native counterparts, while consensual unions are uncommon among Turkish immigrants. As suggested by our second hypothesis, the extent of the divergence varies across partnership transitions. Finally, our results provide support for our third hypothesis rather than the fourth in that partnership transition of Turkish immigrants’ descendants more closely resembles that of first-generation immigrants compared to natives.

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Section: Divorcesupporting

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Partnership Transitions among Turkish Immigrants and their Descendants in Western Germany

Erdogan¹,

Özgören

2022

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“…Intermarriages, whether interfaith or inter-ethnic, are particularly vulnerable to stress, conflict, and marital dissatisfaction (e.g. Kaplan and Herbst-Debby, 2017). The women’s stories reflected how tying the knot and relocating to the partner’s family and community subjected them to rejection and loss of support from their natal families and new rules and restrictions dictated by the ‘classical patriarchy’ (Kandiyoti, 1988) that their partner’s community practiced.…”

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“…Compared to endogamous couples, mixed marriages are also likelier to end up in divorce or dissolution (e.g. Kaplan and Herbst-Debby, 2017; Racin, 2006; Shahar, 2017). Research on attitudes toward mixed marriages in highly conflicted societies has found that they receive little support from both partners’ social networks and become heavily burdened (Hastings, 1990).…”

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Patriarchy, political enmity, and domestic violence: Exploring abusive mixed intimate partnerships in a conflict zone

Erez

Sela‐Shayovitz

Ibarra

2022

International Review of Victimology

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Mixed couples face more marital conflict than endogamous couples. Drawing on intersectional theory and narrative victimology, this study examines women’s accounts of abuse in mixed heterosexual Arab/Palestinian–Israeli Jewish intimate partnerships amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The narratives of 25 women formerly in an abusive relationship are the primary data, which are supplemented by a comprehensive list of calls seeking advice or intervention from a non-governmental organization (NGO) that assists women in mixed relationships, and the NGO’s recorded in-service training sessions during which social workers discuss clients’ plights and abuse exposure. Consistent with research on mixed couples, the women’s narratives connect their abuse to differences, dynamics, and tensions rooted in cultural, religious, and social beliefs and practices. Importantly, the narratives also highlight how the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amplifies and escalates the women’s abuse. Intersections of gender, religion, and nationality as well as life in a conflict zone critically affect the abuse dynamic the women experience. The article concludes with a discussion of the relevance of narrative victimology and political enmity for intersectional approaches to domestic violence.

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"What's Love Got to Do": Tracing Violence Against Post-Soviet Women in Cross-Border Marriages

2024

AJSSLS

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Women in cross-border marriages are at a heightened risk of experiencing domestic violence, as they areparticularly traumatised by the experience of migration, which undermines their capacity for independentaction, and they are more vulnerable at the intersections of status, ethnicity, employment, and income. Usingthe theoretical framework of narrative victimology, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted withfive women from post-Soviet countries (Ukraine and Belarus) who were married to Israeli Arab Muslims.This study examines the experience of victimisation and spousal abuse among Slavic Christian women fromthe FSU married to Arab Muslims in Israel. The narratives of the women confirmed that cross-border spousesare susceptible to domestic abuse and intimate partner violence. The constellation of a cross-border familycombines the external risk factors, such as the trauma of migration and the loss of socio-economic stability,the cultural factors associated with the patriarchal nature of Arab society and the tolerance of wife-beating,and the individual man's need to maintain control through the use of coercion and violence. Isolation, as anatural consequence of immigration and as a coercive technique used by an abuser, operates together,intensifying the experience of abuse and preventing the woman from reaching out for help. Pregnancy andchildbearing constituted a particular risk factor for perpetrating abuse against cross-border wives bydebilitating the woman and further preventing her from leaving the abusive marriage.

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Mixed-ethnicity marriages and marital dissolution in Israel

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Partnership Transitions among Turkish Immigrants and their Descendants in Western Germany

Partnership Transitions among Turkish Immigrants and their Descendants in Western Germany

Patriarchy, political enmity, and domestic violence: Exploring abusive mixed intimate partnerships in a conflict zone

"What's Love Got to Do": Tracing Violence Against Post-Soviet Women in Cross-Border Marriages

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