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Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? An Overview of Mixed Families in Sweden
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Global Political Studies (GPS). Malmö University, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4498-1798
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Global Political Studies (GPS). Malmö University, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0137-5528
2022 (English)In: Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies, E-ISSN 2325-4521, Vol. 1, no 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Due to globalization and international migration to and from Sweden, the option to choose a life partner who is of migrant background has been increasing in Sweden. Despite the growth of and greater ethnic and racial diversity in mixed marriages in Sweden, however, few researchers have studied such unions to any great extent. This article focuses on mixed marriages in which one person is of Swedish background and the other of a different ethnic or racial background. It questions whether Sweden is becoming what is metaphorically described as a melting pot or a salad bowl. The article, first, includes a meta-analysis of existing research on mixed marriage and families in Sweden. These studies present the actual numbers and patterns of mixed marriages and the socioeconomic status of mixed families as well as attitudes toward mixed marriage. The second part turns to analysis of 2014 register data, which shows how such factors as gender, country of origin, and immigrant generation affect the composition of mixed marriages and the socioeconomic status of mixed families.

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University of California Press, 2022. Vol. 1, no 2
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International Migration and Ethnic Relations
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-55362DOI: 10.5070/c81258333OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-55362DiVA, id: diva2:1703225
Available from: 2022-10-12 Created: 2022-10-12 Last updated: 2023-03-23Bibliographically approved

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