Immigrant Networks and Social Capital Contributor(s): Bankston, Carl L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745662374 ISBN-13: 9780745662374 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $22.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography |
Dewey: 304.873 |
LCCN: 2023394057 |
Series: Immigration & Society |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 This timely book examines the major issues in social capital research, showing how economic and social contexts shape networks in the process of migration, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of this approach to the study of international migration. By drawing on a broad range of examples from major immigrant groups, the book takes network-based social capital theory out of the realm of abstraction and reveals the insights it offers. Written in a readily comprehensible, jargon-free style, Immigrant Networks and Social Capital is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate classes in international migration, networks, and political and social theory in general. It provides both a theoretical synthesis for professional social scientists and a clear introduction to network approaches to social capital for students, policy-makers, and anyone interested in contemporary social trends and issues. |