Staying in Turkey or Marrying to Europe? Understanding Transnational Marriages from the Country-of-Origin Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7772063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chadi Abdul-Rida (Chemnitz University of Technology), Helen Baykara-Krumme (0000-0002-1018-5868, Chemnitz University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 704-715 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcw026 |
| OpenAlex | W2417430560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
The topic of transnational partner choice has gained attention over the past decades, but most research focuses on the migrants and their descendants in Europe. Very little is known about the mechanisms underlying marriage migration decisions in the sending contexts. With reference to migration and partner choice theories, we develop hypotheses on (1) education-related selectivity, (2) family and community network effects, and (3) the role of consanguineous and arranged marriages for family formation migrations from Turkey. Drawing on data of the 2000 Families Study, we apply multivariate regression models which consider (married) stayers and marriage migrants from the same regions of origin. Findings indicate the expected inverted u-curved effect of education and strong positive influences of prior migrants in the family network. Previous marriage migrants exert a stronger influence than other migrants in the family. Gender differences are low, but while family networks hardly diminish the selective impact of education for women, we find a negative interaction effect for men. Unlike the family, community network effects are low and inconclusive. Moreover, marriage migration is strongly associated with consanguineous marriage, and less with marriage arrangement. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of existing theoretical and empirical research.
Demographic economics · Economics · Perspective (graphical) · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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Does development reduce migration?
Engendering migrant networks
Gender, Networks and Mexico-US Migration
Transnational Marriage
Intergenerational Consequences of Migration
Self-Selection and International Migration
Restricting Turkish marriage migration? National policy, couples’ coping strategies and international obligations
Theories of International Migration
Marriage at the intersection between tradition and globalization
Network effects and the dynamics of migration and inequality
Union Formation and Partner Choice in a Transnational Context
Spousal Choice among the Children of Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in Six European Countries
Consanguineous Marriage in Turkish Families in Turkey and in Western Europe
Transnational Marriages on the Decline
Family-Forming Migration from Turkey and Morocco to Belgium
Partner Choice Patterns Among the Descendants of Turkish Immigrants in Europe
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Gender and migration from Albania
Migrant Networks and International Migration
On the History and Selectivity of Turkish and Moroccan Migration to Belgium
Partnersuche im Internet
Family and Personal Networks in International Migration
Domestic and international migration from rural Mexico
Three-generation Marriage Patterns
Gender, Conflict and Subordination within the Household
The Internal Dynamics of Migration Processes
Migration Networks and Migration Decision-Making
The Post-Migration Survival of Traditional Marriage Patterns
Who Do Immigrants Marry? Partner Choice Among Single Immigrants in Germany
Gendered Migrant Social Capital
Time Matters
Intermarriage and Homogamy
Risk, trust, gender and transnational cousin marriage among British Pakistanis
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |