TY - JOUR
T1 - Immigrant network structure and perceived social capital
T2 - A study of the Korean ethnic enclave in Uzbekistan
AU - Kim, Harris Hyun Soo
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The main purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between (objective) network structures of individual immigrants and their (subjective) expectations regarding access to social capital. Based on a government-funded original dataset collected on ethnic Koreans living in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this study probes into how the way in which an individual (i.e., ego) is tied with his or her close social contacts (i.e., alters) is associated with perceived social support from them. In highlighting this causal linkage, two network concepts are explored as possible mechanisms: closure (Coleman 1988) and brokerage (Burt 1992). The findings from empirical analyses lend support for the brokerage argument. Ceteris paribus, immigrants whose egocentric networks are characterized by openness and disconnectedness (i.e., filled with more 'structural holes' or nonredundant contacts) are more likely to believe that they can receive assistance from their close friends and relatives in times of need.
AB - The main purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between (objective) network structures of individual immigrants and their (subjective) expectations regarding access to social capital. Based on a government-funded original dataset collected on ethnic Koreans living in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this study probes into how the way in which an individual (i.e., ego) is tied with his or her close social contacts (i.e., alters) is associated with perceived social support from them. In highlighting this causal linkage, two network concepts are explored as possible mechanisms: closure (Coleman 1988) and brokerage (Burt 1992). The findings from empirical analyses lend support for the brokerage argument. Ceteris paribus, immigrants whose egocentric networks are characterized by openness and disconnectedness (i.e., filled with more 'structural holes' or nonredundant contacts) are more likely to believe that they can receive assistance from their close friends and relatives in times of need.
KW - Central asia
KW - Ethnic enclave
KW - Immigrant social capital
KW - Koreans
KW - Network structure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84936932210&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21588/dns.2014.43.2.009
DO - 10.21588/dns.2014.43.2.009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84936932210
SN - 1598-8074
VL - 43
SP - 351
EP - 379
JO - Development and Society
JF - Development and Society
IS - 2
ER -