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Work and Social Network Composition among Immigrants from Taiwan to Southern California
Author(s) -
Avenarius Christine
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anthropology of work review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1548-1417
pISSN - 0883-024X
DOI - 10.1525/awr.2002.23.3-4.3
Subject(s) - immigration , citation , work (physics) , sociology , composition (language) , library science , anthropology , history , computer science , archaeology , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering
The social and economic conditions for the incorporation of immigrants have changed dramatically over the course of the last century. Today, an increasing number of immigrants arrive with high levels of skills and economic resources. Nevertheless, immigrants continue to be faced with the task of developing social relationships in their new environment, both with members of their ethnic group and with members of the larger society. This article investigates the influence of the workplace on the structure of social networks among affluent immigrants, the type of support (i.e. social, emotional, or instrumental) provided by relationships with co-workers, and the different strategies of men and women in establishing and maintaining social relationships. Findings are based on ethnographic research conducted in 1997 and 1998 on the social networks of affluent first generation immigrants from Taiwan to Orange County, California.