Race, gender, and marriage: destination selection during the Great Migration.
Using historical census microdata, we present a unique analysis of racial and gender disparities in destination selection and an exploration of hypotheses regarding tied migration in the historical context of the Great Migration. Black migrants were more likely to move to metropolitan areas and central cities throughout the period, while white migrants were more likely to locate in nonmetropolitan and farm destinations. Gender differences were largely dependent on marital status. Consistent with the "tied-migration" thesis, married women had destination outcomes that were similar to those of men, whereas single women had a greater propensity to reside in metropolitan locations where economic opportunities for women were more plentiful.
Center for Demography and Ecology, 3456 Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706-1393, USA. kwhite@ssc.wisc.edu
Katherine J Curtis
KJ
White
Kyle
K
Crowder
Stewart E
SE
Tolnay
Robert M
RM
Adelman
D001741:Black or African American / Q000266:history*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000266:history*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D011822:Race Relations / Q000266:history; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population / Q000266:history; D012737:Sex Factors; D012937:Social Mobility / Q000266:history; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000266:history; D044465:White People / Q000266:history*