Family Dynamics Among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe: Current Research and Opportunities
Hill Kulu (hill.kulu@liverpool.ac.uk) and
Amparo González-Ferrer (amparo.gonzalez@cchs.csic.es)
European Journal of Population, 2014, vol. 30, issue 4, 435 pages
Abstract:
This paper reviews recent research on family dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in Europe. While there is a large body of literature on various aspects of immigrant lives in Europe, research on family dynamics has emerged only in the last decade. Studies based on individual-level longitudinal data and disaggregated measures of partnership and fertility behaviour have significantly advanced our understanding of the factors shaping family patterns among immigrants and their descendants and have contributed to research on immigrant integration. By drawing on recent research, this paper proposes several ways of further developing research on ethnic minority families. We emphasise the need to study family changes among immigrants and their descendants over their life courses, investigate various modes of family behaviour and conduct more truly comparative research to deepen our understanding of how ethnic minorities structure their family lives in different institutional and policy settings. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Keywords: Marriage; Cohabitation; Divorce; Separation; Fertility; Immigrants; Ethnic minorities; Second generation; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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