Immigration and social capital in the age of social media : American social institutions and a Korean-American women's online community /

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"In this new age of social media, the role of online ethnic networks is as important as offline ethnic networks--families, friends, etc.--in helping immigrants adjust to their new country. This is something that has received very little attention in the academic field of international immigrati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oh, Joong-Hwan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Koreans > Social networks > United States.
Koreans > Cultural assimilation > United States.
Korean American women > Social networks.
Social institutions > United States.
Online social networks > United States.
Internet and immigrants > United States.
Internet and women > United States.
Coréens > Réseaux sociaux > États-Unis.
Coréens > Acculturation > États-Unis.
Américaines d'origine coréenne > Réseaux sociaux.
Institutions sociales > États-Unis.
Réseaux sociaux (Internet) > États-Unis.
Internet et femmes > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Internet and immigrants
Internet and women
Koreans > Cultural assimilation
Online social networks
Social institutions
Koreaner
Einwanderung
Social Media
Soziales Kapital
United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Immigration, Social Capital, and New Social Institutions in the Age of Social Media; Chapter Two: The American Immigration Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Three: The American Welfare Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Four: The American Educational Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Five: The American Housing Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Six: The American Financial Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Overview and Implications; References
  • Additional ResourcesIndex; About the Author

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