Most studies of assortative marriage still rely on cross-sectional data and apply log-linear
modeling of the contingency table of wives' and husbands' educational levels. However …

In this article I argue that the bi-racial order (white vs non-white) typical of the United States
is undergoing a profound transformation. Because of drastic changes in the demography of …

This paper reports trends in educational assortative marriage from 1940 to 2003 in the
United States. Analyses of census and Current Population Survey data show that …

Family researchers and policy makers are giving increasing attention to the consequences
of immigration for families. Immigration affects the lives of family members who migrate as …

Interracial/interethnic marriage in America is a barometer of racial/ethnic relations and
intergroup social distance. Using data from the 5-percent Public Use Microdata Sample of …

In 2006, the United Nations reported on the “feminization” of migration, noting that the
number of female migrants had doubled over the last five decades. Likewise, global …

African Americans grappled with Jim Crow segregation until it was legally overturned in the
1960s. In subsequent decades, the country witnessed a new wave of immigration from Asia …

Immigrant Families aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize
contemporary immigrant families in the United States. In doing so, it reaffirms that the vast …

We use incidence data from the 1980 Census and 2008 American Community Survey to
track recent trends in interracial marriage. Intermarriage with Whites increased rapidly …

Winner of the 2020 Otis Dudley Duncan Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Social
Demography Honorable Mention for the 2020 Thomas and Znaniecki Award from the …