Who marries whom: immigrants in Sweden

What is it about?

Sharing the experience of being a descendent as well as sharing a common foreign ethnic background might be an important factor in spouse choice decisions of those native born individuals with foreign born parents. Education is another important factor that usually plays a role in such decisions. Thus, looking at how these two mechanisms interact with each other at the individual but also at the group level contributes to our understanding of current and future trends regarding social and family structures in destination countries.

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Why is it important?

Given the changes in educational attainment as well as group sizes both across and within ethnic groups it is important to look at its impact on family structure within the destination countries.