Familism and Social Inclusion: Hispanics in New London, Connecticut
| Autor: | Mónika López-Anuarbe, Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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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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