Immigrant Networks and Social Capital

by Carl L. Bankston III and Carl L. Bankston III

Book Overview

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015

In recent years, immigration researchers have increasingly drawn on the concept of social capital and the role of social networks to understand the dynamics of immigrant experiences. How can they help to explain what brings migrants from some countries to others, or why members of different immigrant groups experience widely varying outcomes in their community settings, occupational opportunities,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745662366
• ISBN13: 9780745662367
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"