Doctoral Dissertation Research: Race and Ethnic Differences in Remarriage

SES#：1003491PI：R.Kelly RaleyCo-Pi：凯瑟琳·B·麦克纳米德克萨斯大学，奥斯汀为什么墨西哥裔美国人的初婚和离婚模式与白人相似，但再婚率较低？一种解释是，与社会经济地位较低的人相比，社会经济地位较高的人结婚率更高，离婚率更低。然而，墨西哥裔美国人的结婚率与非西班牙裔白人相当，离婚率略低。一些人认为，墨西哥裔美国人的婚姻是由他们对熟悉主义的文化取向支撑的。然而，这与墨西哥裔美国人的再婚模式不一致，他们的再婚率明显低于非西班牙裔白人。这项研究调查了再婚中无法解释的种族和民族差异：1)全国家庭成长调查，2)全国青年纵向调查，3)对居住在德克萨斯州奥斯汀的15名墨西哥裔美国人和15名非西班牙裔白人最近离婚的女性进行了30次深度访谈。更广泛的影响：众所周知，成年人及其子女的福祉，特别是经济福祉，与婚姻，包括再婚是积极相关的。因此，更好地了解婚姻过渡中的种族/民族差异，对于帮助专业人士和家庭适应离婚后的过渡具有潜在的实际和治疗意义。

SES#: 1003491PI: R. Kelly RaleyCo-PI: Catherine B. McNameeUniversity of Texas, AustinWhy do Mexican Americans have patterns of first marriage and divorce similar to whites, but lower rates of remarriage? One explanation is that people with higher socio-economic status have higher marriage rates and lower divorce rates than people with lower socio-economic status. However, Mexican Americans marry at rates comparable to non-Hispanic whites and divorce at slightly lower rates. Some have argued that Mexican American marriage is supported by their cultural orientation towards familialism. However, this is inconsistent with patterns of remarriage for Mexican Americans who remarry at rates significantly lower than non-Hispanic whites. This study investigates the unexplained race and ethnic variation in remarriage using: 1) the National Survey Family Growth, 2) the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and 3) 30 in-depth interviews of 15 Mexican American and 15 non-Hispanic White recently divorced women living in Austin, Texas. BROADER IMPACTS: It is well established that the wellbeing, particularly economic wellbeing, of adults and their children is positively associated with marriage, including remarriage. Therefore, a better understanding of racial/ethnic differences in martial transitions has potential practical and therapeutic importance for assisting professionals and families in navigating post-divorce transitions.