2001
DOI: 10.1080/13691830124713
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The use of social and human capital among Canadian business immigrants

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“…Norms of trust, obligation, and reciprocity are the crux of networks and are established through membership in social networks (Portes 1995;Light and Gold 2000;Marger 2001). Social networks influence ethnic groups in both 'home' and 'host' contexts.…”
Section: Network Organisationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Norms of trust, obligation, and reciprocity are the crux of networks and are established through membership in social networks (Portes 1995;Light and Gold 2000;Marger 2001). Social networks influence ethnic groups in both 'home' and 'host' contexts.…”
Section: Network Organisationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is flexible, so that is an advantage. (Sara, daughter in an Argentine family with a restaurant) These narratives mirror accounts in the immigrant family business literature (Marger 2001), which explain that working in the business might help in acquiring academic qualifications but also facilitates the acquisition of other business-related skills, as well as providing a safety net. However, for middle-class Latin American migrants who perceive the business to be representative of strong downward social mobility in their trajectory, children are not expected nor encouraged to help out in the business.…”
Section: The (Non) Contribution Of Children and Social Class Positionsmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…The participation of children depends on the intersection of relations of reciprocity and obligation (Stewart 2003), as well as on the lack of opportunities in paid employment (Marger 2001). Thus, scholarship has shown that relationships between children and parents are shaped by "moral" obligation and "gift and counter-gift" logics, instead of self-interest calculations (Stewart 2003).…”
Section: The Role Of Children In Immigrant Family Businessesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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