Bonding And Bridging Social Capital Among Immigrants In The United States
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| Author | : Bram Lancee |
| Publisher | : Amsterdam University Press |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9089643575 |
"To what extent can different forms of social capital help immigrants make headway on the labour market? An answer to this pressing question begins here. Taking the Netherlands and Germany as case studies, the book identifies two forms of social capital that may work to increase employment, income and occupational status and, conversely, decrease unemployment. New insights into the concepts of bonding and bridging arise through quantitative research methods, using longitudinal and crosssectional data. Referring to a dense network with 'thick' trust, bonding is measured as family ties, co-ethnic ties and trust in the family. Bridging is seen in terms of interethnic ties, thus implying a crosscutting network with 'thin' trust. Immigrant Performance in the Labour Market reveals that although bonding allows immigrants to get by, bridging enables them to get ahead"--Publisher's description.
| Author | : Ichiro Kawachi |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0387713107 |
As interest in social capital has grown over the past decade—particularly in public health —so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what makes it worth studying. Ichiro Kawachi, a widely respected leader in the field, and 21 contributors (including physicians, economists, and public health experts) discuss the theoretical origins of social capital, the strengths and limitations of current methodologies of measuring it, and salient examples of social capital concepts informing public health practice. Among the highlights: Measurement methods: survey, sociometric, ethnographic, experimental The relationship between social capital and physical health and health behaviors: smoking, substance abuse, physical activity, sexual activity Social capital and mental health: early findings Social capital and the aging community Social capital and disaster preparedness Social Capital and Health is certain to inspire a new generation of research on this topic, and will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in public health, health behavior, and social epidemiology.
| Author | : Paul Dekker |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2003-12-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1134571658 |
This timely volume puts emphasis on the effect of social capital on everyday life: how the routines of daily life lead people to get involved in their communities. Focussing on its micro-level causes and consequences, the book's international contributors argue that social capital is fundamentally concerned with the value of social networks and about how people interact with each other. The book suggests that different modes of participation have different consequences for creating - or destroying - a sense of community or participation. The diversity of countries, institutions and groups dealt with - from Indian castes to Dutch churches, from highly competent 'everyday makers' in Scandinavia to politics-avoiding Belgian women and Irish villagers - offers fascinating case studies, and theoretical reflections for the present debates about civil society and democracy.
| Author | : Lisa F. Berkman |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2000-03-09 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780195083316 |
This book shows the important links between social conditions and health and begins to describe the processes through which these health inequalities may be generated. It reviews a range of methodologies that could be used by health researchers in this field and proposes innovative future research directions.
| Author | : Alessio D'Angelo |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2015-02-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1137348801 |
Migrant Capital covers a broad range of case studies and, by bringing together leading and emerging researchers, presents state-of-the-art empirical, theoretical and methodological perspectives on migration, networks, social and cultural capital, exploring the ways in which these bodies of literature can inform and strengthen each other.
| Author | : Julia Häuberer |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2010-10-27 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 3531926462 |
The field of social capital still lacks a recognized general theory. Accordingly, various and sometimes inappropriate measurements are used for it. Julia Häuberer contributes to filling in this gap and provides progress towards the creation of a formalized social capital theory based on the founding concepts of social capital of Bourdieu (1983) and Coleman (1988), and current concepts of Putnam (2000), Burt (1992) and Lin (2001). The second part of the monograph focuses on the quality of measurements of the more general concept of social capital derived in the first part. Therefore, the telephone survey “Social Relationships among Czech Citizens” conducted as a test-retest experiment is analyzed. This book is valuable reading for academics in Sociology and Political Science.
| Author | : Mary C. WATERS |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 431 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780674044944 |
The story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success--a willingness to work hard, a lack of attention to racism, a desire for education, an incentive to save--are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States. Contrary to long-held beliefs, Waters finds, those who resist Americanization are most likely to succeed economically, especially in the second generation.
| Author | : Dominic Abrams |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 651 |
| Release | : 2004-06-02 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1135432821 |
This book is about the social psychological dynamics and phenomenology of social inclusion and exclusion. The editors take as their starting point the assumption that social life is conducted in a framework of relationships in which individuals seek inclusion and belongingness. Relationships necessarily include others, but equally they have boundaries that exclude. Frequently these boundaries are challenged or crossed. The book will draw together research on individual motivation, small group processes, stigmatization and intergroup relations, to provide a comprehensive social psychological account of social inclusion and exclusion.
| Author | : Robert D. Putnam |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2016-03-29 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1476769907 |
"The bestselling author of Bowling Alone offers [an] ... examination of the American Dream in crisis--how and why opportunities for upward mobility are diminishing, jeopardizing the prospects of an ever larger segment of Americans"--
| Author | : Christiaan Grootaert |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2002-08-15 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1139438026 |
Previously the role of social capital - defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, and the associated norms and values - in programs of poverty alleviation and development has risen to considerable prominence. Although development practitioners have long suspected that social capital does affect the efficiency and quality of most development processes, this book provides the rigorous empirical results needed to confirm that impression and translate it into effective and informed policymaking. It is based on a large volume of collected data, relying equally on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to establish approaches for measuring social capital and its impact. The book documents the pervasive role of social capital in accelerating poverty alleviation and rural development, facilitating the provision of goods and services, and easing political transition and recovery from civil conflicts.
