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Mešoviti brakovi u Vojvodini kao indikator interkulturne komunikacije
Mixed Marriages in Vojvodina as an Indicator of Intercultural Communication

Author(s): Zsolt Lazar, Danijela Aćimov
Subject(s): Inter-Ethnic Relations, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: marriage; mixed marriage; heterogamy; intercultural communication; Vojvodina

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the general determinations of interculturalism, intercultural communication, marriage and mixed marriage. Attention is directed to the general conditions that are conducive to mixed marriages, as well as the conditions that inhibit them. In the focus of consideration are the mixed marriages in Vojvodina and features of heterogamy that occurs in this region, while the analysis derived from the available data of the 2011 Census in Serbia. Special attention was paid to the frequency of heterogeneous marriages in relation to the total number of marriages in Vojvodina for the period from 2003 to 2013. The paper also discusses some indicators of the manifestation of interculturalism in mixed marriages, and points to the need and possible directions for their more detailed study.

  • Issue Year: 42/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 397-410
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian