Dating and Mate Selection Among Young Adults from Immigrant Families

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ID11220189
AuthorsOlena Nesteruk (0000-0002-0215-9256, Montclair State University, corresponding author), Alexandra Gramescu (Montclair State University)
Year2012
Volume48
Issue1
Pages40-58
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarriage & Family Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01494929.2011.620732
OpenAlexW2066585070
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited26

In this article the authors examine dating and mate selection preferences and experiences from the perspective of young men and women from immigrant families. Through in-depth personal interviews with 35 second generation youth from diverse cultures, the authors explored: (1) parental influences and expectations of their children's mate choices; (2) the roles of gender, birth order, and length of residency in the United States in expectations for mate selection; and (3) immigrant youth's preferences for marriage partners. The findings showed that immigrant parents hold mostly endogamous views. Youth's dating experiences are influenced by their gender, their birth order, and their family's acculturation. Second generation immigrants generally seek bicultural partners like themselves. Narratives from the participants provide insight into the attitudes that guide mate selection of these young adults from immigrant families

Acculturation · Developmental psychology · Endogamy · Geography · Immigration · Mate choice · Narrative · Population · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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