Immigració, unions mixtes i integració sociocultural: cap a una anàlisi complexa multimètode

Dan Rodríguez García; Miguel Solana Solana; Miranda J. Lubbers; Verónica de Miguel Luken

doi:10.5565/rev/dag.125

Immigration, intermarriage and socio-cultural integration in Catalonia, Spain: Towards a multi-method analysis

Authors

Dan Rodríguez García Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Miguel Solana Solana Departament de Geografia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Miranda J. Lubbers Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Verónica de Miguel Luken Departamento de Derecho de Estado y Sociología Universidad de Málaga

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Abstract

Since the beginning of the last decade, coinciding with the arrival of a considerable number of foreign immigrants to Spain, the amount of mixed or bi-national unions has grown considerably. However, very little is still actually known about the scope, internal dynamics, meanings and social consequences of this situation. In this paper we present the preliminary findings of two research projects in progress, in which the relationship between mixed unions and social integration/cohesion is being analyzed, from the study of seven immigrant origins forming mixed and non-mixed unions residing in Catalonia (Spain), and using a multi-method approach that includes the analysis of administrative data sources and 94 personal/social networks. The data presented here correspond to the analysis of one significant data source (ENI) and the descriptive analysis of some personal networks. Our results suggest a multi-directional or segmented relationship between mixedness and social integration, which is much more complex than it has traditionally been theorized.

Keywords

immigration, mixed unions, mixedness, social integration, personal/social networks

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Author Biography

Dan Rodríguez García, Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Professor Agregat del Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural de la UAB. Director del Grup de Recerca sobre Immigració, Mestissatge i Cohesió Social (INMIX), i membre investigador sènior del Grup de Recerca sobre Migracions (GRM), reconegut com a Grup d'Investigació Consolidat per la Generalitat de Catalunya.