Le capital social collectif des Sud-Asiatiques de Montréal : De l'entre soi au mainstream

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Le capital social collectif des Sud-Asiatiques de Montréal : De l'entre soi au mainstream
Abstract
The author contends that the immigrant associative networks are still not well known. Therefore, she further contends, this subject raises two kinds of research questions: What category of social capital they do produce and what is the articulation between the various categories of social capital generated by those networks? For example, is it possible that the social capital produced by the ethnic associations that bond immigrant groups together may allow them to establish links with other networks? The author explores these questions by analyzing Montreal's South Asian community which has contributed to the socio-demographic and cultural transformation of the city and is, nowadays, not a well-researched group in Quebec. Her study draws on various statistical sources, including the 2001 and 2006 Canadian censuses for a socio-demographic presentation of this group in Montreal. Her research on the South Asian associative network is based on the analysis of thirty-nine interviews with community leaders of the first and second generation carried out in 2006-2007 in Montreal. For comparison, the author has also conducted a few additional interviews in Vancouver and Toronto. The author's research findings suggest that the Montreal South Asian community has achieved good community completeness. Women play an active role in their community life. The author has observed that the South Asians associations create some links with other associations and with the host society.
Publication
Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada
Volume
Vol. 45
Issue
no. 1-2
Pages
237-260
Date
2013
Language
fr
Citation
Fiore, Anna-Maria. “Le capital social collectif des Sud-Asiatiques de Montréal : De l’entre soi au mainstream.” Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études ethniques au Canada Vol. 45, no. 1–2 (2013): 237–260.
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