Anthropologist Edmund Leach, in his discussion of caste and class systems, stated,“In a very
fundamental way, we all of us distinguish those who are of our kind from those who are not …

In this paper, we first explore the trends in the maintenance of migrant community languages
among the first generation migrants and then the socio-economic variation in the shift in use …

The 25 million Australians today are identified with more than 300 ancestries. People's
home language use and shift patterns had demonstrated great variations as more …

Drawing on census data, past and present trends in migration, and attitudes towards
immigrant heritage languages (HLs) in Australia, this chapter looks at issues and challenges …

Internet Dating deals primarily with the experiences of UK and Australian daters, examining
their online accounts to see what kinds of narratives, norms, emotions and 'chemistry'shape …

Mixed-ethnicity partnerships are becoming increasingly common in Australia and other
countries of high immigration. Formal and de facto marriages involving partners from …

Australia is a country of migrants, with a very small proportion of the population being
Indigenous. Historically it has been diversity-averse, with policies designed to exclude non …

The thesis investigates cultural negotiation processes within culturally and racially mixed
migrant families, where parents of different racial and cultural backgrounds raise a family in …

The geographical distribution of mixed-ethnicity (or mixed-race) couples is an important
indicator of the spatial dimensions of cultural 'mixing'in a given society. A small number of …

Integration of migrants and their descendants is a common concern among countries with a
long history of immigration. In Australia, this found expression in restrictive immigration …