Dynamics of Mixed Unions in Transylvania, Romania

In this work, mixed union formation and dissolution of Hungarian ethnics in Transylvania have been investigated, with the aim of finding which characteristics of individuals were connected with the tendency towards exogamy, and whether inter-ethnic unions are more fragile than endogamous ones. The a...

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Published in:Romanian journal of population studies 2015-07, Vol.9 (2), p.103-122
Main Author: Haragus, Mihaela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cohabitation
Historical analysis
Interracial relationships
Marriage
Social differentiation
Sociobiology
Sociology of Culture
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Summary:In this work, mixed union formation and dissolution of Hungarian ethnics in Transylvania have been investigated, with the aim of finding which characteristics of individuals were connected with the tendency towards exogamy, and whether inter-ethnic unions are more fragile than endogamous ones. The analysis showed that the language of studies makes a clear difference between endogamous and exogamous union formation: persons that had studied at least one educational level in Romanian language had visible higher risks to form an inter-ethnic union, both marriage and cohabitation. In case of marriage dissolution, higher divorce risks for exogamous than for endogamous marriages have been found, and in case of formation of a second union, the results showed that persons who had a first exogamous union exhibit twice the risk of entering a second exogamous union compared with persons that had a first endogamous union.
ISSN:1843-5998