Immigrant Networks and Social Capital

Carl L. Bankston III is an American sociologist and author. He is best known for his work on immigration to the United States, particularly on the adaptation of Vietnamese American immigrants, and for his work on ethnicity, social capital, sociology of religion and the sociology of education.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015"Provides an important service in presenting in a systematic and clear way the sociological literature on social networks and clarifying the nature of the concept of social capital."Journal of Economic Literature''Until now, sociologists have needed a �go-to� volume on immigrant social networks that covers both migration itself and adaptation in the destination country. This is it. Carl Bankston has not only synthesized the research on networks and social capital across many dimensions, he puts them in a global context, extends the theoretical approach, and illustrates it with examples from four U.S. immigrant groups.''Susan K. Brown, University of California, Irvine "Carl Bankston offers a comprehensive, clear and compelling view of how social capital and immigrant networks operate and how they relate to pre- and post-migration conditions.  Vital for students and scholars of immigration, this book illuminates how workers and other immigrants residing in the United States make their way in a global economy shaped by relationships between individuals and institutions."Audrey Singer, Brookings Institution

• Introduction: Beyond Individual Migration 81 Social Networks in Immigration 152 Immigration and Social Capital 243 Networks Within and Across Nations 414 Family Ties 615 Enclaves, Neighborhoods, and Communities 766 The Role of Formal Institutions 947 Adaptation: Employment and the Economy 1088 Adaptation: Educational Attainment and Achievement 126Conclusion: Networks, Social Capital, and Immigrants 143Reference 150Index 166