Familism and Social Inclusion: Hispanics in New London, Connecticut

Autor: Mónika López-Anuarbe, Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
family
Sociology and Political Science
Hispanics
Immigration
Integration
Ethnic group
soziale Probleme
Benachteiligung
United States of America
migration
deprivation
ethnic group
Social integration
Sociology
media_common
education.field_of_study
Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie
social integration
lcsh:Sociology (General)
hispanics
Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste
finanzielle Situation
ddc:300
soziale Integration
Family Policy
Youth Policy
Policy on the Elderly
social inclusion
soziale Unterstützung
Social psychology
financial situation
Social Problems
Social Psychology
ethnische Gruppe
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
lcsh:HM401-1281
Social issues
Social support
familism
education
Social sciences
sociology
anthropology
USA
Poverty
social support
ddc:360
inclusion
Familie
Familienpolitik
Jugendpolitik
Altenpolitik
Social exclusion
remittances
Social problems and services
Inklusion
Zdroj: Social Inclusion, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 113-125 (2013)
Social Inclusion
ISSN: 2183-2803
Popis: This paper analyzes the financial support and inclusiveness within Hispanic families in New London, Connecticut, and the causes of their social exclusion in the larger society. We designed and administered a survey of 114 items that was answered by 148 participants representing 1.3% of the non-Puerto Rican Hispanic population. Using factor analysis, we reduced a large number of items in two familism scores to four latent factors: "Financial Support for Family", "Obligation to Family", "Plan to Return", and "Filial Responsibility". We found that financial support for family and obligation to family are strongly endorsed by participants. Approximately one-half would return back to their home countries where they believe to be happier. One-fifth rejects this option. Three-quarters of participants remit money to family, parents in particular, who reside in countries of origin. In contrast to other studies, remitting money is not affected by any given personal characteristic such as gender, income or level of education. Similarly, participants remit irrespective of their degree of self-reported familism measured by scores on the latent factors. A large incidence of poverty among this population, lack of English proficiency, low skills, immigration status, and a lack of voice and political representation inhibit their social inclusion.
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