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Immigration, social cohesion and social capital: A critical review.
- Source :
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Critical Social Policy . Feb2007, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p24-49. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- In recent years, there has been an intense public and policy debate about ethnic diversity, community cohesion, and immigration in Britain and other societies worldwide. In addition, there has been a growing preoccupation with the possible dangers to social cohesion represented by growing immigration flows and ethnic diversity. This paper proposes a critical framework for assessing the links between immigration, social cohesion, and social capital. It argues that the concept of social capital is episodic, socially constructed and value-based, depending on the prevailing ideological climate. Considerations of social capital as a public policy tool to achieve social cohesion need to incorporate an appreciation of alternative conceptions of social capital rooted in a textured understanding of immigrant processes and migration contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02610183
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Critical Social Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24159207
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307072206