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Timing and pathways: differences in marriage behavior among migrants and local Shanghainese born in 1980–1989.
- Source :
- Chinese Sociological Review; Oct2023, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p413-441, 29p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The disparity in marriage timing between migrants and non-migrants in China has been detected. One of the explanations for this inequality is the hukou status. Yet, this explanation neglects a special type of migrants: those who have earned a local hukou. This study specifies non-hukou migrants, hukou converters, and local residents in Shanghai, and compares their marriage timing and pathways. Using discrete-time event analyses, this study finds that both non-hukou migrants and new Shanghainese (hukou migrants) are more likely to have a delayed marriage than their local counterparts, showing that hukou preference is not the sole explanation for marital inequality in China. Further estimations reveal that new Shanghainese spend a longer time entering a network-introduced marriage while they exhibit no difference in the timing of self-initiated marriages than local Shanghainese. The results indicate that hukou migrants are not deprioritizing marriage, but they lack social connections to the local marriage market. Non-hukou migrants encounter double disadvantages of lacking a local hukou and local social connections. Social networks are an alternative lens other than the hukou status to understanding marital disparities among migrants and non-migrants in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MARRIAGE
MARITAL status
IMMIGRANTS
TIME perception
MARRIAGE age
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21620555
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Chinese Sociological Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172308876
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21620555.2023.2243027