Marital Patterns and Use of Mother Tongue at Home among Native-Born Asian Americans

This article examines marital patterns and use of mother tongue at home among native-born Asian Americans using the 2005–2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample. There are variations in mother-tongue use across Asian ethnic groups, but variations among different types of ma...

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Published in:Social forces 2010-09, Vol.89 (1), p.233-256
Main Authors: Kim, Chigon, Min, Pyong Gap
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Asian Americans
Asians
Assimilation
Bilingualism
Children
Cognitive Development
Community Surveys
Cultures and civilizations
Demographic aspects
Educational Attainment
Empirical research
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity
Ethnicity
Family Characteristics
Family Environment
Family Structure
Ghettos
Hispanics
Homes
Individual Characteristics
Influence
Intergenerational relations
Intermarriage
Japanese Americans
LANGUAGE
Language Maintenance
Language Usage
Language use
Linguistics
Maintenance
Marriage
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Group Children
Monolingualism
Mother tongue
Mothers
Multivariate Analysis
Native Language
Native languages
Non English Speaking
Noncitizens
Parent-child relations
Predictor Variables
Regression (Statistics)
Regression Analysis
Researchers
Residential Patterns
School Holding Power
Second Language Learning
Social aspects
Social Networks
Sociology
Spouses
Studies
Surveys
U.S.A
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Summary:This article examines marital patterns and use of mother tongue at home among native-born Asian Americans using the 2005–2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample. There are variations in mother-tongue use across Asian ethnic groups, but variations among different types of marriage are even greater. Those who marry within their ethnicity (in-married) have a greater likelihood of mother-tongue use at home than those who intermarry. Among the in-married, those having 1.5- and first-generation co-ethnic spouses are far more likely to use a mother tongue than those having native-born, co-ethnic partners. Results of logistic regression analyses indicate that marital patterns are the strongest predictor of mother-tongue use at home, and that ethnic variations in mother-tongue use are significantly reduced when marital patterns are taken into account.
ISSN:0037-7732
1534-7605
DOI:10.1353/sof.2010.0097