Social Networks and Transnational Social Fields: A Review of Quantitative and Mixed-Methods Approaches

被引:52
作者
Lubbers, Miranda Jessica [1 ]
Verdery, Ashton M. [2 ]
Molina, Jose Luis [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
[2] Penn State Coll Liberal Arts, University Pk, PA USA
关键词
MIGRANT NETWORKS; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SENEGALESE MIGRATION; US MIGRATION; CHILD-CARE; ASSIMILATION; SUPPORT; ORIGIN; TIES; COMMUNITIES;
D O I
10.1177/0197918318812343
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
摘要
Scholars of transnationalism have argued that migrants create transnational social fields or spaces that connect their place of origin to destination areas. Despite the centrality that social networks have in the definition of these concepts, quantitative and mixed-methods social network research is rare in research on transnationalism. This situation, however, has changed over the last decade, and the transnational social networks of migrants have been studied with multiple methodologies. So far, this literature has not been systematically evaluated. With the aim of taking stock of this research, we classify the literature into four types of approaches (individual, household, dyad/small set, and community) and review their distinct contributions regarding the functioning of immigrants' transnational networks, as well as the relative strengths and limitations of each approach. On the basis of our analysis, we discuss pathways for future investigation.
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页码:177 / 204
页数:28
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