The objective of this article is to identify the interpersonal factors that explain narratives of desistance among offenders who have been sentenced to prison. Through narrative interviews, we have studied a purposeful age-graded sample of men convicted of acquisitive crimes. Although the results confirm the leading research of Laub and Sampson (2003) about the importance of social bonds as a change catalyst, they also suggest that changes in narratives may not only depend on the participation in new social institutions but also in the new meaning that institutions present during the criminal career of offenders, like family relationships, may acquire in adulthood.

social y cultural (UAB) 2 Resumen El objetivo de este artículo consiste en identificar, definir y engranar en un modelo unificado conceptos tales como Interacción-relación, Capital social y otros Capitales; Cohesión, Vinculación e Integración sociales; Bonding, Bridging y Linking desde una perspectiva de redes sociales. Estos conceptos que tienen entidad propia han sido estudiados bien de manera independiente bien apareados. Además, relacionada con estos conceptos, existe una constelación de otros muchos como por ejemplo solidaridad, confianza, roles, valores comunes, reciprocidad, exclusión, inclusión y segregación. Estos conceptos se resitúan en el modelo conceptual propuesto.

This article analyses the composition and evolution of migrants' personal networks during their settlement process. Migration studies have emphasized the relational dimension of the migration process, but the topic has rarely been analysed systematically using social network analysis. Based on ego-network analysis and interviews with Ecuadorian and Moroccan immigrants in Catalonia, this article shows the diversity of configurations of migrants' personal networks and their evolution: over the years only some migrants break their ties with the society of origin and substitute them with contacts with locals; others maintain or increase transnational ties; and yet others create co-ethnic ties in the host country. This diversity is explained in the article by examining migrant characteristics and circumstances prior to migration, such as the details of their migration projects and the features of their premigratory contacts. The results show that the interaction of gender with the organization of the migration process seems to have a strong impact on the evolution of these networks. At a methodological level, social network analysis proves to be a fruitful strategy for analysing the diverse incorporation of migrants in the host society.

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