Patterns of immigrant intermarriage in France: Intergenerational marital assimilation ?

Dieser Beitrag gibt Einblick in interethnische Eheschließungen in Frankreich. There are Es werdenTrends in marriage behavior of Immigrant (inn) en in 1976 and 2000 in Trends des Heiratsverhaltens von Immigrant(inn)en in den Jahren 1976 und 2000 inFrance described interethnic marriage rates in different Frankreich beschrieben, interethnische Eheschließungsraten bei verschiedenenImmigrant groups were compared, with special attention to Immigrantengruppen miteinander verglichen, wobei ein besonderes Augenmerk aufChanges in marriage behavior over the generations, immigrants will be addressed. Veränderungen im Heiratsverhalten über die Einwanderergenerationen hinweg gerichtet wird.For statistical analysis, both individual factors and context effects, Bei den statistischen Analysen werden sowohl individuelle Faktoren als auch Kontexteffekte,such as the sex ratio and group size of the groups, wie zB das Geschlechterverhältnis und die Gruppengröße der betreffenden Gruppen,included. einbezogen. Demographic data of échantillon permanent Based Auf Basis der Daten des Échantillon démographique permanent(Demographic sample duration) of the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études (demographische Dauerstichprobe) des Institut National de la Statistique et des ÉtudesÉconomiques (INSEE) indicate the results indicate that there is a time of stable Économiques (INSEE) deuten die Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass es einen über die Zeit stabilenTrend in the marriage behavior of men and women with an immigrant background, very Trend beim Heiratsverhalten von Männern und Frauen mit Migrationshintergrund, sehrsignificant differences in inter-ethnic marriage rates between the deutliche Unterschiede in den interethnischen Eheschließungsraten zwischen denImmigrant groups as well as significant changes in marriage behavior of the second Einwanderergruppen sowie signifikante Veränderungen im Heiratsverhalten der zweitenGeneration immigrants are. Generation der Einwanderer gibt. The latter go - regardless of their origin - very much Letztere gehen – unabhängig von ihrer Herkunft – sehr vielfrequent inter-marriages than in their parents. häufiger interethnische Ehen als noch ihre Eltern ein.This article provides insight into immigrant intermarriage in France. It describes trends of in- It describes trends of im-migrant marital behavior between 1976 and 2000, compares intermarriage rates amongst dif- migrant marital behaviour between 1976 and 2000, compares intermarriage rates amongst dif-ferent immigrant groups and pays particular attention to changes in marital behavior across ferent immigrant groups and pays particular attention to changes in marital behaviour acrossimmigrant generations. immigrant generations. The statistical analyzes take into account individual factors and The statistical analyses take into account individual factors andcontextual effects such as the sex ratios and sizes of the groups in question. contextual effects such as the sex-ratios and sizes of the groups in question. Based on data Based on datafrom the Demographic échantillon permanent (Permanent Demographic Sample, EDP) of from the Échantillon démographique permanent (Permanent Demographic Sample, EDP) ofthe Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE), findings point to a the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE), findings point to astable trend of marital behavior among immigrant men and women over time, sharp stable trend of marital behaviour among immigrant men and women over time, sharpdifferences in intermarriage rates among groups, and a significant change in the marital differences in intermarriage rates among groups, and a significant change in the maritalbehavior of second generation immigrants, who intermarry much more often than their behaviour of secondgeneration immigrants, who intermarry much more often than theirparents regardless of their origin. parents regardless of their origin