The Structural Relationships among Social Capital, Korean Language Competence, Career Awareness Adaptability, and School Achievement of Youth with Migrant Backgrounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-297
Author(s):  
Eun Ji Jang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
Career Awareness ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Structural Relationships

Linguistic barriers and bridges: constructing social capital in ethnically diverse low-skill workplaces

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 937-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Thuesen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Sociology Of Work ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Linguistic Barriers ◽  
Trust And Reciprocity

The influence of language on social capital in low-skill and ethnically diverse workplaces has thus far received very limited attention within the sociology of work. As the ethnically diverse workplace is an important social space for the construction of social relations bridging different social groups, the sociology of work needs to develop a better understanding of the way in which linguistic diversity influences the formation of social capital (i.e. resources such as the trust and reciprocity inherent in social relations in such workplaces). Drawing on theories about intergroup contact and intercultural communication, this article analyses interviews with 31 employees from two highly ethnically diverse Danish workplaces. The article shows how linguistic barriers such as different levels of majority language competence and their consequent misunderstandings breed mistrust and hostility, while communication related to collaboration and ‘small talk’ may provide linguistic bridges to social capital formation.

"Tra inclusione ed emarginazione?" Percorsi scolastici dei giovani d'origine immigrata nella scuola secondaria superiore italiana

2009 ◽  
pp. 163-187
Author(s):  
Andrea Ravecca
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
School Year ◽  
Ethnic Capital ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Educational Paths ◽  
A Minor

- In the last few years, the Italian migra-tory setting has been characterised by an increasing presence of second generation young migrants, most of them in the school. Their educational integration has been studied mostly referring to the processes of cultural inclusion in the receiving society, with a minor attention on the achievement. We will try to describe the young migrants' educational paths in the high school, that - in case of failure - could represent the starting point of social and occupational marginalization, or, if they are succeeding, it could represent the first step of intergenerational mobility. Starting from the most relevant theories on the school achievement of the migrant children, we will examine the concept of human, cultural and social capital as a factor influencing the differences in the educational outcomes: we will also ana-lyse the concept of ethnic capital, and its particular characteristics in Ecuadorian migrants. A research run in Genoa in the school year 2006/07 with two samples of youth in high secondary school, one of second generation Ecuadorians, one of Ital-ians with the same characteristic, allows to better understand differences and com-munalities in the educational paths.Keywords Social capital, human capital, school achievement, socialization, second generations.

Neighborhood Social Capital, Poor Physical Conditions, and School Achievement

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Woolley ◽  
A. Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
M. E. Gilster ◽  
R. A. Karb ◽  
L. M. Gant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Neighborhood Social Capital
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