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Trust among recent immigrants in Canada

Levels, Roots and Implications for Immigrant Integration

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ID3635010
AuthorsAntoine Bilodeau (0000-0002-9915-248X, Centre for Social Innovation, corresponding author), Stephen E White (0000-0003-4306-092X, Carleton University), Stephen White (0000-0002-2112-1560)
Year2016
Volume42
Issue8
Pages1317-1333
Publication date2016-06-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2015.1093411
OpenAlexW2272201416
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited36

Generalised trust promotes social interactions and may well be a crucial component of immigrant integration. Recent immigrants in particular are likely to be viewed by themselves and others as ‘outsiders’ who are unfamiliar with the expectations and norms that structure day-to-day social interactions in the host country. This study relies on a unique combination of three sources of data all derived from World Values Surveys to examine levels of trust, and its sources, among newcomers in one country with a large immigrant population, Canada. The evidence indicates that recent immigrants to Canada make a clear distinction between trust in other people in general, and trust in Canadians in particular: the former is grounded in pre-migration cultural influences, while the latter is grounded in immigrants’ experiences in the new host country. Moreover, the evidence suggests trust in Canadians is a crucial component of immigrant integration

Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Political science · Population · Social integration · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology

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Citations per year2,44
Citation span2017 - 2025 (9)
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