Referential and vehicular languages in the process of migrant integration

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-286
Author(s):  
Mónica Ibáñez Angulo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
The One

In this article I examined the strategies developed by Bulgarian immigrants living in Spain in order to promote the learning of Bulgarian language and culture among their children. Starting from the incorporated cultural capital brought by immigrants in the form of habitus (Bulgarian language and culture), I analyse how this devaluated cultural capital in the migratory context is effectively reconverted in other forms of cultural capital (objectified and institutionalized) through the development of non-formal and formal courses on Bulgarian language and culture. In this analysis I show the articulation between, on the one hand, the contexts where these informal, non-formal and formal courses take place and, on the other hand, the reconversion of different forms of social and cultural capital: the initial bonding social capital between family members and close group of compatriots is effectively reconverted into bridging and linking social capital as the organization of these courses requires and contributes to the diversification of social networks. The analysis has also a gender dimension given that in most cases, and certainly in the case of Burgos, women are the main social actors and makers of these strategies. The main objective of the article is to show the relevance of social interaction and social networks in the development of reconversion strategies of different forms of social and cultural capital. In addition, the article also expects to raise more awareness towards the relevance of mother-tongue learning in the migratory context.

Socio-cultural Resource for Kazakhstan Modernization

2012 ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Stavinskaya ◽  
E. Nikishina
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Cultural Resource ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Cultural Features

The opportunities of the competitive advantages use of the social and cultural capital for pro-modernization institutional reforms in Kazakhstan are considered in the article. Based on a number of sociological surveys national-specific features of the cultural capital are marked, which can encourage the country's social and economic development: bonding social capital, propensity for taking executive positions (not ordinary), mobility and adaptability (characteristic for nomad cultures), high value of education. The analysis shows the resources of the productive use of these socio-cultural features.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Rural Grassroots Governance in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Xia
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
General Trust ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
The One

This article examines the impacts of two types of social capital – bonding and bridging – upon the performance of grassroots self-government institutions in rural China, based on an original survey of 410 villages throughout the whole of China. The findings indicate that, on the one hand, bonding social capital still has a very solid foundation in the rural areas of China. On the other, bridging social capital is in formation in Chinese villages, even though the stock of bridging social capital is currently very moderate. Moreover, this study finds that bridging social capital, as manifested in general trust and inclusive social networks, positively affected the governance performance of each surveyed village. Yet, bonding social capital, as manifested in particular trust and exclusive social networks, tends to negatively impact the performance of Chinese rural governance. These findings help clarify some theoretical issues about, and shed some light on the prospects of, the rural self-governance system in China.

Socio-cultural web and environmentally-driven community entrepreneurship: a portrayal of Abia Ohafia community in South-Eastern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebere Ume Kalu ◽  
Lp Dana
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Wide Scale

Purpose This study is aimed at providing a deduction on the necessity of social and cultural capital for entrepreneurial outcomes on a community-wide scale. Design/methodology/approach There is a drift from an individualised form of entrepreneurship to community-based entrepreneurship with a grand focus on social needs of current and emergent nature. This study is both archival and exploratory and has pictured culture and communality as drivers that are needful for enterprising communities. Findings This paper finds communality, social network, social capital and trust as push-factors for community-based entrepreneurship and development drives. Originality/value This study is an original exposé on the Abia Ohafia community’s Model of community-based entrepreneurship which thrives on strong institutions (like the Age Grade System) and age-long practices that have built trust and stability. This local community through its networks, culture and communalities creates relationships, rational innovation, consensual leadership and participatory followership under which resources, opportunities and solutions are deliberately advanced for meeting social and community purposes.

scholarly journals The influence of intangible forms of capital on farms 

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
M. Lošťák
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Types Of Knowledge

Intangible issues, which are often very difficult to be quantified become more and more the field of interest of social sciences. There are many research works demonstrating that various types of knowledge, institutions, social networks, and social relations have a great influence on human activities as for efficient achievement of the actors’ goals. This paper relates expert knowledge (shaping professional qualification) to human capital and tacit knowledge (understood as a broader, general, and contextual knowledge) to cultural capital. Both forms of capital exist in their primary form only in concrete individual persons. Concerning collective persons (firm, community), cultural and human capitals are transformed into intellectual capital. Work with specific knowledge, tacit knowledge and capitals corresponding to them shows the role of social networks and social capital in their organization. Using the analysis of two farms based on natural experiment, the paper demonstrates the role of tacit knowledge and cultural capital (opposing to the overestimated role of expert knowledge and human capital). The conclusions outline social determination of both types of knowledge through social networks and social capital needed for an efficient work of a farm. 

scholarly journals Social Capital of Faculty within Haiti’s Agricultural Education and Training System

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrhude Albert ◽  
T. Grady Roberts ◽  
Amy Harder
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Training System ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Linking Social Capital

The purpose of this research was to identify how teaching at multiple institutions impacts social capital of faculty within the Haitian AET system. Putnam’s social capital framework was used in the current study. Social capital is developed based on relationships with others. Bonding social capital is homogenous; bridging social capital is heterogonous; linking social capital connects an individual with external resources. A mixed methods approach was used in order to accomplish the study’s objectives. Results from the quantitative portion of this research showed a low positive association between teaching at multiple institutions and bonding social capital. Similarly, a moderate positive association between teaching at multiple institutions and linking social capital was found. Conversely, data showed a negligible negative association between linking social capital and teaching at multiple institutions. The qualitative portion of this research showed that most educators were optimistic about teaching at various institutions; however, faculty indicated teaching at multiple institutions did not translate directly into an increase in their social capital. In fact, teaching at multiple institutions only increased the demands on their time caused by having multiple appointments. It is recommended that universities invest in platforms and strategies to increase faculty’s social capital. From a theoretical perspective, this research applies social capital theory in a new context. This research may also have value to development researchers working with higher education faculty in other countries.

scholarly journals MODAL BUDAYA DAN MODAL SOSIAL: PENUNJANG BERKEMBANGNYA TOKO BANGUNAN YUNA JAYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-111
Author(s):  
Ayu Musliha
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Maintenance Process ◽  
Participatory Observation

: In fact, the development of a business does not only talk about how economic capital is managed by business actors. Cultural capital and social capital are also important aspects in the process of developing a business. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques through interviews and participatory observation. The informant investigates the business owner and one of the customers. The results of the study indicate that the capital owned by the business owner benefits the business actor for running his business. Meanwhile, social capital in the form of trust can enhance existing social networks and build new social networks. The maintenance process is carried out by business owners through loyalty to sales / bosses and buyers. So, it can be concluded that social capital and cultural capital also play an important role in the process of developing a business.

scholarly journals The Utilisation of Migrant Capital to Access the Labour Market: The Case of Swedish Migrants in Helsinki

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Östen Wahlbeck ◽  
Sabina Fortelius
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Local Labour ◽  
Gain Access

This article explains from a Bourdieusian perspective how migrants gain access to fields in which their resources are valued and their cultural and social capital can be mobilised. Interviews conducted among Swedish migrants in Helsinki (Helsingfors) illustrate how the migrants have been able to utilise various forms of capital to gain access to the local labour market. Knowledge of the Swedish language and society may constitute cultural capital, but only in specific occupations and social contexts. The article highlights the importance of access to social networks among Finnish spouses and friends in finding information about the jobs in which knowledge of the Swedish language and society is valued. The results indicate that the resources of migrants do not always constitute a valuable social capital, migrants also need to be able to mobilise their resources in a given social context. It is also argued that there may be specific forms of cultural and social capital that are only available to migrants as a consequence of their being migrants. This migrant capital consists of the various forms of capital that are connected to the migration process and are mobilisable by the migrants.

Who’ll Stop the Rain?

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-114
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Matthew L. Spialek
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Local Response ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
The Us ◽  
Federal Response ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Positive Light

Chapter five draws on testimonials and survey results to describe the event phase of Hurricane Harvey, which consisted of the immediate days and weeks following the disaster. The chapter conceptualizes this phase as a disaster purgatory where survivors’ access to social capital either hastened or stalled individual recovery. Residents were more likely to view local response efforts in a more positive light than they did the US federal response. Chapter five begins by describing the different hassles residents experienced based on their displacement path. Next, the chapter reveals bonding social capital was more prevalent than linking social capital. Implications for the differences in bonding and linking social capital are discussed.

Social capital in disaster risk management; a case study of social capital mobilization following the 1934 Kathmandu Valley earthquake in Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshan Bhakta Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
Response And Recovery

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how social capital operated in the lives of 15 respondents from Lalitpur following the massive 1934 Kathmandu Valley earthquake. Based on experiences of the survivors, it attempts to understand how individuals and families utilized their social capital in the aftermath of the earthquake, and rebuild their lives and communities. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative study based on non-structured interviews and discussions with disaster victims on their own locality. Following Padgett's (2008) grounded theory approach, flexible method of data collection is adopted through interactions with respondents and following up on important cues or patterns as additional data emerged. Findings – Participants described a process through which they relied on bonding, bridging and linking social capital in different stages of earthquake response and recovery. Close ties or bonding social capital were important for immediate support, but bridging and linking social capital offered pathways to longer term survival and wider neighbourhood and community revitalization. This paper also discusses how social capital inclusion in pre-disaster communities might be helpful to strengthen their response capacity. Research limitations/implications – As the study participants were less than ten years old when the earthquake happened, they might have omitted or overlooked some important details about the event. The findings are based not only on participant's own memories, but they also shared stories told by their parents which were the indirect experiences. Practical implications – This study indicates the potential value and need for including bonding, bridging and linking social capital and traditional social networks in disaster planning. A key outcome related to disaster policy would be what institutional condition or combinations of different dimensions of social capital may serve the public for better disaster response and recovery. Originality/value – This study has paid attention to how social capital might be useful in disaster risk reduction both in post-disaster phase and in pre-disaster condition which may be rare in disaster studies. It also provides an insight into how community-based disaster management can take into account pre-existing social systems and traditional social networks to build local capacities.

scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL DALAM KEWIRAUSAHAAN LOKAL, KAJIAN KETERLIBATAN MASYARAKAT DALAM PARIWISATA DI DELHA, KAB. ROTE NDAO, NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Fitri Ciptosari ◽  
Titi Susilowati Prabawa ◽  
Antonius Bele
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Large Role ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
History Approach

Entrepreneur is believed as the backbone of the economy. Very few studies in NTT, and none in Rote, have explored this area in the context of tourism. Based on ethnographic research, this study focuses on local tourism entrepreneurship in the context of socio-cultural complexities of Delha’s community, Rote. This qualitative research aimed to discusses how local entrepreneurs respond to every opportunity and challenge, due to cultural remoteness of host communities to tourism-related business. Data were collected with observations and in depth interview with life history approach. The findings show that social capital has been utilized by the local entrepreneur in responding to every opportunity and challenge. Bonding social capital has a large role at start up, while bridging social capital provides wider outside networks to maintain and develop bigger business. In this study, linking social capital has found very limited. Even though linking social capital plays an important role in supporting capital supports, business licenses, and other facilities that help a lot in business development. Given the literature, this is not a mainstream result, kinship and solidarity as a form of social capital does not always support the entrepreneurial process, particularly in the context of communal society. As a recommendation, the culture of collectivity that developed strongly in Delha community can be utilized as social capital in developing socio-enterprise. 

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