Ethnic Groups and Marital Choices
Ethnic History and Marital Assimilation, in Canada 1871 and 1971
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1991
- Category
- General, Marriage & Family, Demography
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774842952
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774804318
- Publish Date
- Jan 1991
- List Price
- $45.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774803809
- Publish Date
- Jan 1991
- List Price
- $52.00
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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.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Madeline A. Richard is assistant director of the Population Research Laboratory at Erindale College, University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
The book is a welcome addition and contribution to Canadian historical demography and ethnic studies.
Canadian Studies in Population
An important addition to the fields of social demography, ethnic relations, family and social change.
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