10.17045/sthlmuni.12667496.v1
Gunnar Andersson
Gunnar
Andersson
Family Behavior of Migrants: An Overview
Stockholm University
2020
family systems
marriage
fertility
divorce
migration
Europe
Stockholm Reports in Demography
Sociologiska institutionen
Department of Sociology
SUDA
Stockholm University Demography Unit
Stockholms universitets demografiska avdelning
Demography not elsewhere classified
Sociology
2020-07-17 13:07:08
Preprint
https://su.figshare.com/articles/preprint/Family_Behavior_of_Migrants_An_Overview/12667496
<p>Family behavior and family dynamics have undergone drastic change during
the last half a century. This has produced considerable diversity in family
structures across and within countries in Europe. In recent decades, increasing
levels of international migration has contributed to this diversity. Many
migrants come from contexts with other family systems or socio-demographic
development than what prevail in the country where they settle. The family
behavior of migrants can be influenced by factors that relate to the contexts
of origin as well as destination, through processes of socialization, selection
and adaptation. Family behavior may also be influenced directly by intervening
factors linked to the process of migration itself. This holds for international
as well as for domestic migrants. The current contribution outlines the state
of art in terms of family-demographic research on migrants, with attention to conceptual
issues, empirical research and scope for future research on the family behavior
of migrants in Europe.</p>