Race, Gender, and Marriage: Destination Selection during the Great Migration

Using historical census microdata, we present a unique analysis of racial and gender disparities in destination selection and an exploration of hypotheses regarding tied migration in the historical context of the Great Migration. Black migrants were more likely to move to metropolitan areas and cent...

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Published in:Demography 2005-05, Vol.42 (2), p.215-241
Main Authors: Katherine J. Curtis White, Crowder, Kyle, Tolnay, Stewart E., Adelman, Robert M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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20th century
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African Americans
African Americans - history
Agricultural production
American history
Black people
Black White Differences
Census data
Census of Population
Choice Behavior
Cities
Decision making
Demographics
Demography
Destinations
Economic opportunities
European Continental Ancestry Group - history
Experimental/theoretical
Female
Gender
Gender differences
Great Migration (1916-1970)
Historical analysis
History
History, 20th Century
Human migration
Humans
Influence
Logistic Models
Male
Marital Status
Marriage
Marriage - history
Married status
Men
Metropolitan areas
Migration
Models, Psychological
Opportunity Structures
Population
Population Dynamics
Prejudice
Race
Race relations
Race Relations - history
Racial differences
Residence Characteristics
Residential Preferences
Rural areas
Rural Population - history
Segregation
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Single Persons
Social Mobility - history
Social trends & culture
Socioeconomic Factors
Statistics
Studies
United States
United States of America
Urban areas
Urban Population - history
USA
White people
Women
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Summary:Using historical census microdata, we present a unique analysis of racial and gender disparities in destination selection and an exploration of hypotheses regarding tied migration in the historical context of the Great Migration. Black migrants were more likely to move to metropolitan areas and central cities throughout the period, while white migrants were more likely to locate in nonmetropolitan and farm destinations. Gender differences were largely dependent on marital status. Consistent with the "tied-migration" thesis, married women had destination outcomes that were similar to those of men, whereas single women had a greater propensity to reside in metropolitan locations where economic opportunities for women were more plentiful.
ISSN:0070-3370
1533-7790
DOI:10.1353/dem.2005.0019