Print Email Facebook Twitter Neighbourhood ethnic mix and the formation of mixed-ethnic unions in Britain: A longitudinal analysis Title Neighbourhood ethnic mix and the formation of mixed-ethnic unions in Britain: A longitudinal analysis Author Feng, Z. Boyle, P. Van Ham, M. Raab, G.M. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department OTB Date 2014-02-28 Abstract Although developed societies are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, relatively little research has been conducted on geographies of mixed-ethnic unions (married or cohabiting). There is some recent evidence from the US that mixed-ethnic couples are more likely to be found in mixed-ethnic neighbourhoods, but this research is based on cross-sectional data. Therefore it is not possible to determine whether mixed-ethnic couples are more likely to form in mixed-ethnic neighbourhoods or whether they are more likely to move there. Our longitudinal analysis allows us to tease out the relative importance of these two processes, furthering our understanding of the formation of mixed-ethnic unions. Using data from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study we examine neighbourhood effects on the formation of mixed-ethnic unions in England and Wales. We find that mixed-ethnic unions are more likely to form in neighbourhoods with low concentrations of co-ethnic population. The results from this study lend support to the contact theory that geographical proximity to other ethnic groups enhances mutual understanding between people from different ethnic groups and could lead to the development of intimate partnerships. Subject mixed-ethnic unionsneighbourhoodethnic mixlongitudinal analysisBritain To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b78618cd-4c2d-46e7-938f-58dab0058ce2 Publisher Wiley Embargo date 2016-02-28 ISSN 0435-3684 Source Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 95 (4), 2014; Authors version (post-print) Other version https://doi.org/10.1111/geob.12027 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2013 The authors Files PDF ENGPR_045_POST_PRINT_NBH_ ... 013_GA.pdf 297.61 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b78618cd-4c2d-46e7-938f-58dab0058ce2/datastream/OBJ/view