Formation of Interpersonal Networks and their Role in Migration
Journal Title: KultŁ«ra ir visuomenė. SocialiniŁ³ tyrimŁ³ Ł¾urnalas - Year 2010, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
This article focuses on the analysis of job-searching strategies based on the results of the interpersonal migration networks research. The analysis deals with the issue of migrants’ job-searching strategies based on different types of social ties. The attention is also paid to the analysis of the exchange of diverse resources in these networks (including the analysis of information, support, friendship, communication and kinship ties. The article not only examines the structural characteristics of migration networks but also analyzes the subjective experiences and reflections of migrants in the integration process in a foreign country’s labor market. The main analytical argument refers to Granovetter’s typology of weak and strong ties in professional mobility, including job searching processes (Granovetter 1973). Weak social ties are characterized by a high dispersion of information flows advantageous to migrants’ integration into the labor market. Networks of weak ties also provide the financial resources, personal contacts or emotional support in settlement, housing or job searching in migration country.We illustrate the theoretical insights by the empirical data from a qualitative migration network case study of lithuanian migrants conducted in march of 2010 in Copenhagen (Denmark). The general bulk of the data comes from the in-depth interviews with 20 respondents with different socio-demographic characteristics including gender, education, age, professional experience and family status.
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Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė, Vikinta Rosinaitė
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