Ethnicity, Families and Social Capital: Caring Relationships across Italian and Caribbean Transnational Families

Social capital theorists acknowledge that caring networks operating within and above all across households lie at the heart of families and communities. They also see these networks and family bonds as generally declining in contemporary society due to individualisation. However, there seems to be l...

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Published in:International review of sociology 2007-07, Vol.17 (2), p.257-277
Main Authors: Zontini, Elisabetta, Reynolds, Tracey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Caribbean
Cultural Capital
Ethnicity
Family
Family studies
Italy
Minority Groups
Norms
Social capital
Social research
Social theory
Sociological theory
Transnationalism
Values
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Summary:Social capital theorists acknowledge that caring networks operating within and above all across households lie at the heart of families and communities. They also see these networks and family bonds as generally declining in contemporary society due to individualisation. However, there seems to be little empirical evidence documenting these processes in detail, particularly with regards to minority ethnic and transnational families. This article explicitly addresses reciprocal relationships in ethnic minority families, focusing on different forms of care circulating within transcultural and intergenerational family and kin networks. By doing so, this discussion reveals many nuances of family life and the processes by which cultural norms, values, attitudes and behaviour are transmitted, transformed and maintained across generations and geographical distance.
ISSN:0390-6701
1469-9273
DOI:10.1080/03906700701357042