scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL, MIGRATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Thi Mai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Integration

scholarly journals Social Capital, Migration, and Social Integration

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Mai Le Thi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Vietnamese Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Economic Culture ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Host Families

Objective - This paper focuses on exploring the ways in which social capital is utilised to promote the integration of Vietnamese women who married Taiwanese husbands into host families and the host. Methodology/Technique - Data was derived from a case study undertaken in 2014 on the Penghu Islands and in Taipei, Taiwan, with interviews and the observation of 31 people including Vietnamese women who married Taiwanese husbands, local people. Findings - Findings reveal the values and norms of responsibility of Vietnamese women in family that were educated themselves, have been practiced effectively by Vietnamese women married to Taiwanese husbands to integrate into their families. Research limitations/implications - The regulations and legal environment for immigrants have created favourable conditions for their integration into the host families. Traditional Vietnamese cooking skills are chosen by many Vietnamese women as a kind of social capital for their access to the Taiwanese job market. The social integration is reflected through social-economic, culture integration, and citizenship. Originality/value - It is hoped that study results will serve as the useful scientific basis for developing policies that promote the social integration of immigrants for the development of individuals and the social community. Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Social Capital; Social Integration; Migration Marriage. JEL Classification: C31, O15

Mobile Social Media Use and Trailing Parents’ Life Satisfaction: Social Capital and Social Integration Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 009141502090554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Changyong Liang ◽  
Dongxiao Gu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, a special group of elderly migrants emerged in some developing countries, namely “trailing parents,” who migrated with adult children in their later years. Lots of developing countries such as China have an increasing number of old people using mobile social media for social interaction, information, and entertainment. Based on social capital theory, we developed a research model and investigated the relationship between mobile social media use (MSMU) and social capital, social integration, and life satisfaction of trailing parents. We completed an empirical study by collecting 244 valid samples. The results show that MSMU has a positive impact on trailing parents’ life satisfaction, and bonding social capital, bridging social capital and social integration are all important predictors of trailing parents’ life satisfaction. Furthermore, social capital and social integration play an important chain mediation role in the relationship between MSMU and trailing parents’ life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Contextual Effects of Social Integration and Disintegration on Health Status: Evidence from South Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Bi Jo ◽  
Rang Hee Kwon ◽  
Minsoo Jung
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Contextual Effects ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Social Disintegration ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background: Many studies have shown that various social integration variables represented by social capital are beneficial to communities, including collective health. However, the rapid decline in fertility rates and the breakup of familyism in developed countries require a new approach to social disintegration, but the literature is insufficient. Here, we explored the contextual effects of social integration and social disintegration on the health of individuals.Methods: The research data consist of merged datasets of 6909 respondents who were quota-sampled by approximately 30 people from 229 local governments in Korea. The individual-level independent variable is a social integration measure consisting of 26 questions in four areas. The community-level independent variables are five integral and aggregate variables extracted from 81 indicators. The dependent variable is self-rated health status. Potential confounders are gender, age, annual income, educational attainment, district type, and the number of beds in medical institutions per 1,000 people.Results: The results showed that at the individual level, the higher the inclusive attitude of in- and out-of-networks, after adjusting for potential confounders, the less likely the respondent belongs to the unhealthy group (p <0.001). At the community level, the higher the proportion of single-person households in a community after adjusting for potential confounders, the less likely the respondent belongs to the unhealthy group (p <0.05). The effect size was 0.22.Conclusion: Thus far, social integration has been preferred, with the positive aspects of social capital being emphasized. However, this study shows that in some cases, social disintegration can instead positively influence an individual's health. Therefore, further studies of the various conditions of social context effects on health are necessary.Keywords: Social integration, Social disintegration, Contextual

scholarly journals Contextual Effects of Social Integration and Disintegration on Health Status: Evidence from South Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Bi Jo ◽  
Rang Hee Kwon ◽  
Minsoo Jung
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Contextual Effects ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Social Disintegration ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background : Many studies have shown that various social integration variables represented by social capital are beneficial to communities, including collective health. However, the rapid decline in fertility rates and the breakup of familyism in developed countries require a new approach to social disintegration, but the literature is insufficient. Here, we explored the contextual effects of social integration and social disintegration on the health of individuals. Methods : The research data consist of merged datasets of 6909 respondents who were quota-sampled by approximately 30 people from 229 local governments in Korea. The individual-level independent variable is a social integration measure consisting of 26 questions in four areas. The community-level independent variables are five integral and aggregate variables extracted from 81 indicators. The dependent variable is self-rated health status. Potential confounders are gender, age, annual income, educational attainment, district type, and the number of beds in medical institutions per 1,000 people. Results : The results showed that at the individual level, the higher the inclusive attitude of in- and out-of-networks, after adjusting for potential confounders, the less likely the respondent belongs to the unhealthy group (p <0.001). At the community level, the higher the proportion of single-person households in a community after adjusting for potential confounders, the less likely the respondent belongs to the unhealthy group (p <0.05). The effect size was 0.22. Conclusion : Thus far, social integration has been preferred, with the positive aspects of social capital being emphasized. However, this study shows that in some cases, social disintegration can instead positively influence an individual's health. Therefore, further studies of the various conditions of social context effects on health are necessary.

Connections: The Use Social Associations With Migratory Background Make of ICT to Build Social Capital for Newcomers’ Social Integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (13) ◽  
pp. 1889-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Modesti ◽  
Alessandra Talamo ◽  
Annamaria Recupero ◽  
Giampaolo Nicolais
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Migratory Background ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Social Associations

Psychological studies in the field of migration attest that social integration is enhanced by social capital. Communities of origin and the ones of resettlement play different role in the promotion of newcomers’ social integration. Nevertheless, researches highlighted that connections between migrants and resettlement communities are the hardest to be established. By reinforcing existing ties and generating new connections among communities, information and communication technologies (ICT) represent a resource for the creation of migrants’ social capital. The article presents two case studies addressing the use that a refugee- and a migrant-led association make of ICT to develop social capital aimed at fostering newcomers’ social integration. An ethnographic approach was adopted, and qualitative data have been collected. Results show that in the associations ICT are aimed at easing connections within migrants and between migrants and the resettlement community by directly fostering the establishment of social ties and by spreading positive narratives about migration. Through the empowerment of refugees and migrants, ICT emerge as tools that lay the foundations for the promotion of social cohesion.

scholarly journals Strong communities and justice practices in the Torres Strait Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 144078332110312
Author(s):  
John Scott ◽  
Zoe Staines ◽  
James Morton
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Shame Culture ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
High Level

This article examines crime prevention practices in the Torres Strait Region (TSR), where relatively low crime rates challenge the association of discrete Indigenous communities with crime ‘problems’ and also test other criminological assumptions around crime. Drawing on 27 interviews with justice professionals and social workers in the TSR, we account for the resilience of a ‘shame culture’ in the region, which provides for a high level of social integration and sustains crime prevention practices, such as cultural mediation. Thus, we argue that while economic indicators such as wealth and employment show high levels of disadvantage in the TSR, indicators of strong social capital provide an explanation for low crime rates. We conclude that social capital is translated into local crime prevention practices that are unique to the TSR and reinforce the importance of cultural continuity and autonomy.

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