Social Networks, Gender, and Immigrant Incorporation: Resources and Constraints

• Published in: American sociological review Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 55 - 67
• Main Author: Hagan, Jacqueline Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Sociological Association 01.02.1998
• Subjects: Adaptation; Assimilation; Community Relations; Community structure; Employment; Ethnic Groups; Ethnography; Factors; Females; Gender; Gender differences; Houston; Houston, Texas; Human Capital; Human ecology and demography; Human migration; Immigrant adaptation; Immigrants; Immigrants, Networks, and Work; Immigration; Incorporation; Interpersonal Relationship; Labor market; Males; Maya Indian people; Mayans; Men; Migrant communities; Migrants; Migration; Neighborhoods; Network; Noncitizens; Online communities; Opportunities; Persistence; Research Methodology; Resource Materials; Sexes; Social Capital; Social Integration; Social networking; Social Networks; Social relations; Social Structure; Sociology; Sociology of migrations; United States; Women; Workers; Working women; United States Of America; New York; Washington DC; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Texas; England; Mexico; New York City New York; Social Change; Immigrant; Gender relation; Gender difference; Sex; Social structure; Social network; Longitudinal Analysis; Neighborhood; Social relations; Naturalization; Association; Social Integration; Work; Social dynamic; Social function; Community

Most research on social networks and immigrant incorporation focuses on the short-term and positive functions of networks, neglecting changes in networks over time. I present a dynamic and variable portrayal of networks to demonstrate how they gradually assume different forms and functions for women...