The Use of Human Capital and Limitations of Social Capital in Advancing Economic Security among Immigrant Women Living in Central Alberta, Canada

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ID5933152
AutoresChoon-Lee Chai (0000-0001-8572-5999, Red Deer College, autor correspondente), Kayla Ueland (University of Calgary), Tabitha Phiri
Ano2018
Volume7
Fascículo11
Páginas220
Data de publicação2018-11-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci7110220
OpenAlexW2899980172
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas37

In this research, the challenges of using human capital and the effectiveness of social capital as an alternative resource used by immigrant women from non-English-speaking countries living in Central Alberta for them to attain economic security are studied. Evidence indicates heavy use of bonding social capital by immigrant women-primarily through family, ethnic, and religious networks-as a "survival" resource at the initial stage of settlement. The bonding social capital is relatively easy to access; nevertheless, in the case of visible minority immigrant women living in Central Alberta, bonding social capital has limited capacity in helping them to obtain economic security because their family and friends themselves often lack economic resources. As a result, these immigrant women are expected to compete in the labor market using their human capital to obtain higher-paying jobs. The challenge among immigrant women remains in seeking recognition of non-Canadian credentials, and/or successful acquisition and deployment of Canadian credentials in the primary labor market

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Financial capital · Human capital · Immigration · Market economy · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Settlement (finance · Social capital · Social reproduction · Social security · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Social Capital and Networks · Finance