Mixed marriages in migration from the Ukraine to Poland

The Globalisation of Marriage Fields: The Swedish Case

“…This finding supports the idea that migrant women from poor countries might be relatively high educated women not being able to find a suitable partner in their own country (Paez Minervini & McAndrew, 2006). (Table 3 about Table 3 and 4 show that, on average, marriage immigrants have relatively high levels of education (see also Górny and Kepinska, 2004), especially women from low income countries.…”

“…In 1990 45 per cent of all marriage immigrants were male and in 2004 this had dropped slightly to 42 per cent. This is a fairly equal gender balance compared to, for example, Japan where according to Piper (2003), 75 per cent of all international marriages involve Asian women and Japanese men or Poland where 68 per cent of all international marriages involve foreign women (Górny & Kepinska, 2004). Given the emphasis on female marriage migrants in the literature it is surprising to find relatively large numbers of male marriage migrants in Sweden.…”

“…Preferences also play an important role: people simply seem to prefer a partner from the same social background (positive assortative mating). Marriage patterns are also connected with the mutual satisfaction of needs -whether concerned with diverse issues such as age, physical attractiveness, economic security, charm or the attainment of a residence permit (Klein, 2001;Górny & Kepinska, 2004).…”

Ukrainian Migration to Poland: A “Local” Mobility?

“…As Brzozowska and Grzymała-Kazłowska (2014: 24) write, "close cultural distance between the Polish and Ukrainian societies as well as the volume and density of relations between Ukrainian immigrants and Poles (including very frequent mixed marriages) predominantly led to assimilation". Marriage to a Pole is one of the principal reasons for settlement among Ukrainian nationals (Brzozowska and Grzymała-Kazłowska 2014;Fihel 2006;Fihel et al 2007;Górny and Kępińska 2004). According to Brzozowska and Grzymała-Kazłowska (2014), Ukrainians, both those married to Poles and those married to Ukrainians, were actively developing their bridging capital in establishing limited but strong ties with Poles.…”

The Temporary Nature of Ukrainian Migration: Definitions, Determinants and Consequences

“…Where the settlement policy is relatively restrictive -which is the case in Poland -for many Ukrainian temporary migrants, marrying a Pole has been an opportunity to acquire legal residence status in Poland and to settle (Gόrny and Kępińska 2004;Brzozowska and Grzymała-Kazłowska 2014; see also Chap. 7).…”