Samenvatting
We examine the partner choice patterns of second-generation Turks in
13 European cities in seven countries. We not only compare intermarriage versus
endogamous marriage, but also explicitly include the choice of a second-generation
partner of the same origin and of a partner of other migrant origin as important
alternatives. In Europe, populations are made up increasingly of migrants and their
descendants resulting in new alternative partner options not open before. Findings
suggest that second-generation Turks who choose a second-generation partner seem
to be located between the partner choice of a first-generation and native partner in
terms of family values and contact to non-coethnic peers. The choice of a partner of
other migrant origin hardly differs in these characteristics from the choice of a
native partner. Context variables such as group size and type of integration policies
seem to play a role for the likelihood of having a first-generation versus a secondgeneration
partner of Turkish origin but not for the likelihood of exogamous partner
choice. A second-generation partner is the most popular choice in Germany but
represents a minor option in the other countries. Furthermore, a partner of other migrant origin is more common among men but is in some countries more popular
than a native partner among Turkish second-generation men and women.
Keywords: second generation migrants; intermarriage; Europe; Turks; partner choice
| Originele taal-2 | Engels |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 241-269 |
| Tijdschrift | European Journal of Population - Revue Européenne de Population |
| Volume | 28 |
| Nummer van het tijdschrift | 3 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Gepubliceerd - 2012 |