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Social and human capital in immigrant adaptation: the case of Canadian business immigrants.
Publication: The Journal of Socio-Economics Publication Date: 01-MAR-01 Author: Marger, Martin N.
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COPYRIGHT 2001 JAI Press, Inc.
Purpose: With the resurgence of immigration to North America in the past three decades, research on immigrant adaptation and the attendant issues of assimilation has burgeoned. A prevailing assumption of much of this research is that social capital is a vital resource enabling immigrants to find their economic and social niches in the host society. In a word, social capital is a key factor in the immigrant adaptation process. This assumption has been especially prominent in research focusing on one specific subset of immigrants: entrepreneurs. Social capital in the form of ethnic...
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