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Title: Family Structure of Irish Immigrants in England and Wales and the United States in 1880/1

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: This paper sets out to clarify the characteristics of Irish immigrants in England & Wales and the United States in the late 19th century by comparing the family system of the Ireland-born immigrants to that of Britain-born and American-born citizens, and by examining the pull and push factors for Irish immigrants, from the perspective of the Hajinal's theory and family strategies. To verify this hypothesis, I used the 100% census data of 1881 (England & Wales) and the 1880 (the United States) in NAPP (North Atlantic Population Project) issued by the Minnesota Population Center to analyze the Irish immigrant families in England & Wales and the United States. In conclusion, the Irish-Britain and the Irish-American migrants, who had lived in extended family households or multiple family households in their home country, formed simple family households in England & Wales and the United States, their host country, assimilating themselves to England & Wales and the United States communities. The head and members of each household adopted a family strategy in which all family members should have jobs, to pursue their well-being. However they had their identity, for example the large number of children and their ethnic endogamy.

Url: https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110009899524/

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Authors: Yoshifumi, SHIMIZU

Periodical (Full): St. Andrew's University sociological review

Issue: 1

Volume: 48

Pages: 33-67

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States