Asian ethnic entrepreneurship (small businesses) a source of “gender equity” or “gender inequality”? Explain and provide examples to illustrate your answer. Asian ethnic entrepreneurship is a big source of gender inequity in many respects. According to the research sources, majority …
Describe the significance of the term “small, foreign and female” and what it helps us understand regarding immigration flows and the relationship between labor market and immigration? Provide examples. Describe the significance of the term “small, foreign and female” The …
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Explain the relevance of migration and how transnational families powerfully alter the identity politics of their members in terms of culture and gender. Use the materials from the class to write an essay emphasizing these transformations focusing on the topic …
Children of Immigrant Parents When the cost and time of return to home countries is low as well as if the socio-economic conditions of the immigrant in the receiving country are not favorable, the immigrants’ children tend to keep stronger …
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Dissonant Acculturation Dissonant Acculturation occurs when children learn the new culture and loss their home country culture with a pace faster than their parents. This happens when the social capital in the immigrants’ receiving country is absent or rare. Children …
Consonant Acculturation Consonant acculturation occurs when the children and parents both learn American culture and gradually abandon their home language and “old country” ways at about the same pace. For example children learn English at the same age as of …
Segmented Assimilation Segmented assimilation refers to the prospective outcomes developing out of adjusting to particular groups in the host society. It suggests that people adapt to certain societal norms, but not others because of the (racial, class etc.) groups they …
Social Capital and Immigration Social capital is key factor for immigrants to stay and settle in the receiving societies because in the form of enforceable trust it helps encourage them and find ways out to overcome and fight confrontations from …
Define “Bounded Solidarity” Harmony and unity among a group of individuals because of the moral imperative where individuals help and support others with the hope that being part of that group, they can also be target to the same issues …
Define “Reciprocity Exchange” Reciprocity exchange is defined as the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially liberties and privileges established by one society, country or organization. In the context of social capital, reciprocity exchange means when individuals …