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Title: Group Differences in Intermarriage with Whites between Asians, Blacks, and Hispanics: The Effects of Assimilation and Structural Constraints

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: This study examines the reasons for differences in the prevalence of intermarriage with Whites between racial minorities in 283 U.S. metropolitan areas. The analysis demonstrates that Asians have the highest and Blacks the lowest rate of intermarriage with Whites, with Hispanics falling in between. We tested two theories for these group differences. First, the structural explanation, which posits that differences in the relative size of each racial group in marriage markets affects their chances for intermarriage. Second, the assimilation explanation, which suggests that differences in social distance with Whites influences the propensity for intermarriage. The decomposition analysis shows that the cultural assimilation explanation is the primary reason for the HispanicBlack gap in intermarriage. However, both explanations predict BlackAsian and AsianHispanic differences in intermarriage with Whites.

Url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josi.12146/full

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Authors: Wu, Zheng; Schimmele, Christoph M; Hou, Feng

Publisher: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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