Mate-Selection Among New York City's Chinese Males, 1931-38
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2203205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shepard Schwartz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1951 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 562-568 |
| Publication date | 1951-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/220819 |
| OpenAlex | W2018950610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
In an attempt to test the hypothesis that in a given society endogamous norms and sentiments operate differentially for various social groups, the marriage license applications filed in New York City during the years 1931-38 by 254 Chinese males and their brides were examined. From these data it appeared that pronounced differences in the patterns of mate-selection characterized each of the community's chief occupational groups-"laundry-workers," "restaurant-workers," and "merchants." Moreover, the number of grooms in each of the groups was disproportionate to their number in the community's population
Biology · China · Demographic economics · Economics · Endogamy · Geography · Laundry · Population · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Sociology · Test (biology) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Ecology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1999 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |