Assimilation and intermarriage for U.S. immigrant groups, 1880–1990 |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth Wildsmith Myron P. Gutmann Brian Gratton |
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| Affiliation: | a Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA;b Department of History and Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;c Department of History, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA |
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| Abstract: | Marriage outside one's ethnic or racial group constitutes the ultimate test of assimilation. In this research, we offer a new test of theories of assimilation by examining the choice of marriage partners among Mexican Americans, several European immigrant groups, and natives. Data from the 1880 to 1990 Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples (IPUMS) are employed, augmented by additional identification procedures developed for the Hispanic population. Assimilation measured by intermarriage rates varies by ethnic origin with striking affinity in historical patterns for Italians and Mexicans. Density and location of ethnic settlement, sex ratios, and generational mix played a role. Continued immigration marks certain groups, such as Mexicans, as structurally distinct. |
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| Keywords: | Intermarriage Ethnic groups Immigration |
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