scholarly journals Who Is Considered Well Integrated? A Vignette Study About the Perception of Integration of Migrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Pap
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Structural Dimension ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Vignette Study ◽  
Structural Integration ◽  
The Social

Abstract This contribution examines the relevance of the cultural, social and structural dimension of integration for the total perception of integration of migrants by the population of Switzerland. By means of a vignette study we show in our model that language ability as an aspect of cultural integration is the strongest determinant for a positive perception of integration. Second is the social integration as measured by the participation in associations, followed by the structural integration. Nationality and religion have only little relevance.

scholarly journals Differentiation and differences: anthropological research on the social integration of the Chaoxian immigrants currently residing in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Ma ◽  
Ji Chen
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Social ◽  
College Educated

AbstractThe occupational differentiation of the Chaoxian people (Korean Ethnic Group of China or Ethnically Korean Chinese Citizens) migrating to South Korea is an important factor leading to big differences in the social integration within this group. The marginalized characteristics of non-college educated immigrant workers in economic integration have caused them to experience difficulty in social interaction and cultural integration; the successful integration of the middle-and-high-end professional groups into South Korean society has promoted deep interaction and cultural homogeneity with South Koreans. Studying these differentiation and differences in the integration of Chaoxian immigrants into Korean society can not only show the diversity and complexity of cross-border ethnic issues. It is hoped that it will also have a certain positive guiding significance on the rational cross-border transnational migration of Chaoxian people.

scholarly journals Social Integration Measurement of Inhabitants in Historic Blocks: The Case of Harbin, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihan Cai ◽  
Ming Lu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Spatial Integration ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference

The inhabitants of historic blocks require more social and planning consideration. A basic means to achieve inclusive planning and social sustainability in such areas is to quantitatively study the social integration of their inhabitants. Based on social survey data for the inhabitants of Harbin’s Central Street and DaoWai historic block in China, this paper establishes the measurement factors that affect inhabitant social integration to construct a measurement model. Statistical analysis is performed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The analysis results reveal five dimensions of inhabitant social integration: behavioral integration, cultural integration, industrial integration, spatial integration, and management integration. Subsequently, the statistical scores for social integration and related factors are calculated. The empirical results indicate that the level of the inhabitant social integration has an impact on the vitality and sustainable development of the blocks. The social integration score of the inhabitants of Central Street is higher than that of the inhabitants of the DaoWai historic block. Among the five dimensions, the industrial integration level of Central Street is the highest, whereas the spatial integration level of DaoWai historic block is the highest. The level of management integration is the lowest for both blocks. The difference in the levels of industrial integration between the two blocks is the highest, and cultural integration is the lowest. Comparing the status quo of the two blocks, the paper concludes that the promotion of inhabitant social integration requires enhancing the dimensions with lower measurement scores according to the specific conditions of the block. In this manner, a fundamental theory for a socially inclusive revitalization of historic blocks is established, thus to enhance social sustainability.

scholarly journals Difficulties of social networks building in international medical students: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuping Li ◽  
Guangyu Lu ◽  
Zhengbing Wang ◽  
Jingyan Liang ◽  
Bingchun Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: The number of international medical students studying in China has largely increased over the past decades. However, few studies have addressed the difficulties that the international medical students face and there is a dearth of information on understanding the difficulties these students confront during their social integration in host countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the international medical students’ difficulties to build social networks during their studying overseas. Methods: This study was designed primarily with the aim of enhancing understanding of the International Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students’ difficulties in social networks building. 26 MBBS students from year-3 and year-4 were asked by the question: what are the difficulties to establish the social networks you face? Thematic analysis was conducted by MAXQDA. Results: The result of the individual interviews revealed that language barriers, (lack of) communication skills, personality factors, intercultural differences and study pressure were key factors that hindered the MBBS students’ adaptation to the Chinese culture and social networks building in China. Conclusions: This study reveals several potential coping strategies which could promote the social inclusion and cultural integration of the MBBS students, including providing interactive language training programs, organizing diverse programs enhancing intercultural communication, maintaining strong support networks and endeavoring the MBBS students to actively engage themselves in their learning and living environments. In conclusion, the provision of interactive learning environments, diverse social network opportunities and, moreover, maintaining social support and nurturing cultural integration, would greatly promote social integration and benefit international medical students.

Voluntary Associations and the Social Integration of the Poor

1971 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-357
Author(s):  
Russell L. Curtis, Jr. ◽  
Louis A. Zurcher, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Voluntary Associations ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social

Job Mobility and the Social Integration of Displaced Workers

1966 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Aiken ◽  
Louis A. Ferman
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Job Mobility ◽  
Displaced Workers ◽  
The Social

White Lies on Silver Tongues

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alistair M. C. Isaac ◽  
Will Bridewell
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Artificial Agents ◽  
Ethical Evaluation ◽  
Ulterior Motive ◽  
The Social ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Crucial Condition

It is easy to see that social robots will need the ability to detect and evaluate deceptive speech; otherwise they will be vulnerable to manipulation by malevolent humans. More surprisingly, we argue that effective social robots must also be able to produce deceptive speech. Many forms of technically deceptive speech perform a positive pro-social function, and the social integration of artificial agents will be possible only if they participate in this market of constructive deceit. We demonstrate that a crucial condition for detecting and producing deceptive speech is possession of a theory of mind. Furthermore, strategic reasoning about deception requires identifying a type of goal distinguished by its priority over the norms of conversation, which we call an ulterior motive. We argue that this goal is the appropriate target for ethical evaluation, not the veridicality of speech per se. Consequently, deception-capable robots are compatible with the most prominent programs to ensure that robots behave ethically.

Organizational Socialization

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Krzywdzinski
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Organizational Socialization ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socialization Processes ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This chapter examines the organizational socialization mechanisms in automotive plants in Russia and China. The empirical analysis starts with selection processes. How do the companies select candidates during recruitment and whom do they select? Are they looking for a certain type of employee? The chapter continues with the analysis of onboarding concepts in China and Russia and then follows the employees within their teams. It analyzes the social relationships in the team, which influence the socialization processes within the company. Finally, overarching company activities intended to promote social integration (team building, competitions) are examined to determine the extent to which they shape work behaviors and generate identification with the company. The analysis shows considerable differences between the Russian and the Chinese plants regarding the intensity and the effects of organizational socialization.

Patterns of Social Inclusion and Exclusion Among Youth Living in Stigmatized Neighborhoods

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Espíndola Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Social

This chapter is an ethnographic case study of the social integration trajectories of youth living in two stigmatized and poor neighborhoods in Montevideo. It explains the linkages between residential segregation and social inclusion and exclusion patterns in unequal urban neighborhoods. Most empirical neighborhood research on the effects of residential segregation in contexts of high poverty and extreme stigmatization have focused on its negative effects. However, the real mechanisms and mediations influencing the so-called neighborhood effects of residential segregation are still not well understood. Scholars have yet to isolate specific neighborhood effects and their contribution to processes of social inclusion and exclusion. Focusing on the biographical experiences of youth in marginalized neighborhoods, this ethnography demonstrates the relevance of social mediations that modulate both positive and negative residential segregation effects.

Hours of Paid Work and Volunteering: Evidence From Danish Panel Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402199166
Author(s):  
Hans-Peter Y. Qvist
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Time Constraint ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Constraint Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

The nature of the relationship between the time people spend on paid work and volunteering remains debated in the social sciences. Time constraint theory suggests a negative relationship because people can allocate only as much time to volunteering as their work responsibilities permit. However, social integration theory suggests a more complex inverse U-shaped relationship because paid work not only limits people’s free time but also plays a key role in their social integration. Departing from these competing theories, this study uses two-wave panel data from Denmark to examine the relationship between hours of paid work and volunteering. In support of time constraint theory, the results suggest that hours of paid work have a significant negative effect on the total number of hours that people spend volunteering, not mainly because paid work hours affect people’s propensity to volunteer but because they affect the number of hours that volunteers contribute.

scholarly journals A Survey on Socially Assistive Robotics: Clinicians’ and Patients’ Perception of a Social Robot within Gait Rehabilitation Therapies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
Denniss Raigoso ◽  
Nathalia Céspedes ◽  
Carlos A. Cifuentes ◽  
Antonio J. del-Ama ◽  
Marcela Múnera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Gait Rehabilitation ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Socially Assistive Robotics ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social

A growing interest in Socially Assistive Robotics in Physical Rehabilitation is currently observed; some of the benefits highlight the capability of a social robot to support and assist rehabilitation procedures. This paper presents a perception study that aimed to evaluate clinicians’ and patients’ perception of a social robot that will be integrated as part of Lokomat therapy. A total of 88 participants were surveyed, employing an online questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The participants belong to two health care institutions located in different countries (Colombia and Spain). The results showed an overall positive perception of the social robot (>60% of participants have a positive acceptance). Furthermore, a difference depending on the nature of the user (clinician vs. patient) was found.

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