Access to marriage and reproduction among migrants in Antwerp and Stockholm. A longitudinal approach to processes of social inclusion and exclusion, 1846–1926

Bibliographic Data

ID12447261
AuthorsPaul Puschmann (0009-0003-6851-0728, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Per-Olof Grönberg, Per‐Olof Grönberg (Umeå University), Reto Schumacher, Koen Matthijs (KU Leuven)
Year2013
Volume19
Issue1
Pages29-52
Publication date2013-07-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe History of the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1081-602X • E-ISSN: 1873-5398
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1081602x.2013.796889
OpenAlexW2123499133
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited37

A longitudinal approach is used to describe and explain processes of social inclusion and exclusion among different groups of migrants in Antwerp and Stockholm (1846–1926), in terms of access to marriage and reproduction. In this way we want to get a better idea about the factors which facilitated or hampered the social inclusion of migrants upon arrival in two different Western European port cities. The results of the discrete time event history analyses show that social inclusion of migrants was easier in Antwerp and became easier over time, while in Stockholm it was more difficult and became even more complicated over time. This finding might be interpreted as the result of greater societal openness in Antwerp, as the Belgian port-city's economic success depended largely upon foreigners and international trade. Higher odds for social inclusion in Antwerp might also have been related to differences in the chances of finding an urban niche, which in turn might have been a result of disparities in economic and demographic growth. Most likely it was a combination of differences in the local opportunity structure and the level of societal openness. Furthermore, it was found that region and place of birth, age at arrival, historical time period, and, in the case of Stockholm, gender and social class had an important impact on the chances of successful inclusion

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Inclusion (mineral · Inclusion–exclusion principle · Longitudinal study · Odds · Openness to experience · Political science · Politics · Reproduction · Social class · Social exclusion · Social integration · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies