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Influence of Integrative Social Capital on the Resilience of Immigrant Families: Accounts of Economic Class Immigrants in the Toronto Area

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  • Marc Y. Valade

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Family is central to understanding immigrants but its role in the migration experience is under studied. This article forays into the trajectories of economic-class immigrants interviewed in the Toronto metropolitan area. It attempts to unearth how families contributed to their settlement experience, on the one hand, and how local institutions and nascent social capital contributed to their resilience, on the other hand. Findings highlight how integrative agents of local institutions played a significant role in helping interviewees acquire self-confidence and agency in their new reality. This process contributed to strengthening some of their families’ adaptive capacity. As a result, these families could fulfill their own support function more effectively towards their members. An immigrant family resilience framework is then proposed, combining elements of nascent social capital of newcomers and family adaptive systems (Henry et al. 2015). The article concludes on why family matters in the immigration process and enounces significant policy implications.

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  • Marc Y. Valade, 2021. "Influence of Integrative Social Capital on the Resilience of Immigrant Families: Accounts of Economic Class Immigrants in the Toronto Area," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 103-121, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:22:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s12134-019-00728-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-019-00728-2
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    1. Georgina Chuatico & Michael Haan & Lindsay Finlay, 2023. "Forms of Capital in the Economic Integration of Immigrants in Canada," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 587-610, June.

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