December 17, 2021

Migration and Marriage in Asian Contexts (Routledge, 2021), edited by Assistant Professor Zheng Mu (NUS CFPR and Sociology) and Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung (NUS CFPR and Sociology) and originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, analyses how Asian migrants adapt and assimilate into their host societies, and how this assimilation differs depending on factors such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, and the host society’s political landscape.

Through quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method analyses, the book reveals the relationship between marriage and migration. Furthermore, it explores how family formation processes are shaped by migration for reasons other than marriage.

By drawing out the different policies relevant to cross-cultural marriages, patriarchal traditions, and systems of religion and caste across individual countries, Migration and Marriage in Asian Contexts outlines the different social outcomes that may have been influenced by migration, such as the economic well-being, cultural assimilation, subjective well-being, and gender inequality of migrants.

Read the book here.