title: Spouse selection among the children of European immigrants:  a comparison of marriage cohorts in the 1960 census.
abstract: "This article uses 1960 [U.S.] census data to describe patterns of spouse selection among the native-born children of European immigrants. The analysis builds on previous studies of ethnic intermarriage, but is new in that it focuses specifically on the second generation.  In addition, it considers intermarriage as a multidimensional phenomenon and evaluates how the relative importance of national and educational boundaries in marriage choice has changed.  Comparisons of synthetic marriage cohorts suggest that second generation European Americans marry increasingly into the native stock, they marry increasingly out of their national origin group, and the national boundaries that separate them have become weaker over time.  At the same time, it is found that educational homogamy has increased across cohorts."  This is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalmijn
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Cohort Analysis; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Intermarriage; Marriage; Marriage Patterns--changes; Mate Selection; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; Native-born; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States