Marital Assimilation between the Muslim Hui and the Han Majority in Contemporary Chinese Cities in the People's Republic of China

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ID6085754
AutoresWei Xing (0009-0000-1229-4622)
Ano2014
Volume34
Fascículo3
Páginas303-314
Data de publicação2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInstitute of Muslim Minority Affairs Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0266-6952 • E-ISSN: 1469-9591
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13602004.2014.939558
OpenAlexW2028841697
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4

This study discusses the marital assimilation of the ethnic Hui, the biggest Muslim minority group in China, with the Han majority in contemporary Chinese cities, using the 1% sample data of the 1990 Chinese Census. Unlike previous research which focus on demographical, social, and cultural characteristics of ethnic minority individuals on their marital choices, this study provides a community-level analysis scrutinizing local marriage market conditions on ethnic intermarriage rate in different geographical locations. Evidently, the Hui–Han intermarriage rate in different city units varies greatly, as high as over 80% while as low as less than 30%. Furthermore, the great variation in Hui–Han intermarriage rate has been found to be highly related to three aspects of local ethnically related structures, which are ethnic demographic compositions, ethnic stratification, and interethnic contact structure. This study adds to the understanding of the integration process of Muslim minorities in a host society of a different religion

Census · China · Chinese community · Cultural assimilation · Demographic economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Marital status · Population · Sociology · Anthropology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Philippine History and Culture · Demography · Gender Studies