A study of out-group marriages of Puerto Ricans, based on all marriages in which one partner was first- or second-generation Puerto Rican, indicates that assimilation is taking place rapidly. Increases in the rate of out-group marriage among second- as compared with first-generation Puerto Ricans in 1949 and 1959 were as great as those found by Drachsler for all immigrants in New York, 1908-12. Out-group marriage was positively correlated with higher occupational status only in the case of brides. Age at marriage drops in second generation. Civil and Catholic ceremonies drop in New York in contrast to Puerto Rico; Protestant ceremonies increase. Catholic ceremonies increased in 1959 over 1949 and in second generation over first.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Joseph P. Fitzpatrick (1966) studied this question.