Social Capital, Migration, and Social Integration

Mai Le Thi ()
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Mai Le Thi: Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Abstract: Objective �This paper focuses on exploring the ways in which social capital is utilised to promote the integration of Vietnamese women who married Taiwanese husbands into host families and the host. Methodology/Technique � Data was derived from a case study undertaken in 2014 on the Penghu Islands and in Taipei, Taiwan, with interviews and the observation of 31 people including Vietnamese women who married Taiwanese husbands, local people. Findings � Findings reveal the values and norms of responsibility of Vietnamese women in family that were educated themselves, have been practiced effectively by Vietnamese women married to Taiwanese husbands to integrate into their families. Research limitations/implications - The regulations and legal environment for immigrants have created favourable conditions for their integration into the host families. Traditional Vietnamese cooking skills are chosen by many Vietnamese women as a kind of social capital for their access to the Taiwanese job market. The social integration is reflected through social-economic, culture integration, and citizenship. Originality/value - It is hoped that study results will serve as the useful scientific basis for developing policies that promote the social integration of immigrants for the development of individuals and the social community.

Keywords: Social Capital; Social Integration; Migration Marriage. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 O39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8
Date: 2018-02-18
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-mig, nep-sea and nep-soc
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Published in Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review, Volume 6, Issue 1.

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