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Direct linkFrank, Reanne; Wildsmith, Elizabeth – Social Forces, 2005
This article provides an empirical test of the widely accepted assumption that migration contributes to union instability. The data come from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) data base MMP93. We use multilevel discrete time event history analysis to specify the odds of union dissolution for male household heads by individual- and…
Descriptors: Social Control, Divorce, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns
Peer reviewedGurak, Douglas T.; Kritz, Mary M. – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample indicates that interstate migration during 1985-90 was less common for immigrant men than for non-Hispanic, White, native-born men. This difference was most strongly related to human capital factors (age, education, self-employment), followed by social capital factors (nativity group concentration)…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Human Capital
Peer reviewedKanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of data on approximately 14,000 individuals in 43 Mexican villages examined how gender relations and expectations differentiate male and female patterns of Mexico-to-U.S. migration. Education and migration were related positively for women but negatively for men. Age, marital status, and social networks also had differential effects on…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Influence, Females, Human Capital
