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 …
Define “Enforceable Trust” Enforceable trust in the context of social capital is the trust that is enforced by the social structure in a particular society. While living in a particular society (social structure), the individuals of the society are obliged …
Define “Value Introjection” Introjection refers to the process of replicating the behaviors, traits and other fragments of the surrounding world into oneself. “Value Introjection” thus refers to the process by which an individual replicates or incorporates into him/herself, the values, …
Define “Social Capital” Social capital refers to networks of relationships among group of people living and working in a particular society such that these networks of relationships enable their society to function effectively. Portes and Sensenbrenner (1993) defines Social Capital …
Positive and negative aspects of social capital Positive Aspects of Social Capital Preference for co-ethnics for economic transactions brings in economic opportunities Social capital brings in opportunities and support in the form of bounded solidarity. People of the society feel …
Highly Gendered Labor Market According to the sources, Labor market is very highly gendered. One of the major reasons for the labor market being gendered (more towards female immigrants) has been the contemporary dominant flow of women immigrants from Asian …
Reasons why Men desire more to return to their ethnic homeland than females Reason One Men desire to return to their ethnic homeland because in the receiving country, they are not the better contributors to the household. Women have more …
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