| Ethnic Groups and Marital Choices: Ethnic History and Marital Assimilation, in Canada 1871 and 1971 Contributor(s): Kalbach, Madeline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774804319 ISBN-13: 9780774804318 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 306 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using, for the first time, data from the 1871 Census of Canada in conjunction with data from the 1971 Census, Madeline Richard delineates the general patterns of ethnic intermarriage in 1871 and 1971 and specifically considers the trends for the English, Irish, Scotch, French, and Germans. Choosing a number of characteristics, such as level of literacy, nativity, age, and place of residence, for the husbands, the author determines the odds for their marrying outside their communities. She also examines the socio-demographic characteristics, such as group size, sex ratio, per cent urban, and level of literacy of each group to determine the marriage patterns of the husbands. |