Mobility and Exogamy: The New Challenges of Immigration in the Azores

Authors

  • Derrick Mendes Center for Social Studies of University of the Azores (CES-UA)

Keywords:

Azores, Immigration, Exogamy, Assimilation

Abstract

After more than 25 years after the entry of Portugal into the European Union and completed the rebuilding of the islands of Faial and Pico, the entry of immigrants in the Azores continue to occur, albeit with different intensities. The turn of the century and the complexity of international migration systems have led to new migratory flows, being, therefore, the ideal of a multicultural and multiethnic society. In about two decades, the growth in the number of foreigners in the Azores – of 2.814 in 1991 to 3.402 in 2011 – and the diversification of their ethnic origins had direct consequences in the family context, more specifically on the numbers of exogamous marriages: 41 cases in 1998 to 61 in 2012, even if in 2010 had been recorded 84 exogamous  marriages. So, similar to what happens in areas marked by the phenomenon of immigration, where immigrants take themselves as agents of change in family structures are concerned, we intend to reflect, among other aspects, on the economic context, especially from the mid 90, led to the phenomenon of immigration in the Azores and about their impact on marital and family dynamics islands, using for this purpose, the theoretical contributions of the theory of Segmented Assimilation.

 

 

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2014-02-15

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Mendes, D. (2014). Mobility and Exogamy: The New Challenges of Immigration in the Azores. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2(1). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJHSS/article/view/874

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