THE RELATIONSHIP OF INMIGRANTS WITH SUPPORT NETWORKS. A case study in Seville

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  • María Ángeles Huete García Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Keywords:

Immigration, support networks, multi intercultural neighborhood, demographic profile, source network, destination network, formal network, informal network, social integration, material issues, immaterial issues

Abstract

 This paper is an analysis of the different ways of access to social networks -for­mal and informal, by country of origin and destination- affecting immigrants in the city of Seville. In order to do so, the theoretical frame­work about social networks has been applied to data obtained from a survey carried on with the immigrant population during 2009 in eleven districts of the city of Seville. The survey was conducted by the Center for Sociology and Politics of the local University Pablo de Olavide, as part of the “Diagnosis of the immigrant population in the city of Seville”, held at the request of the Delegation of Institu­tional Relations of the Townhall of the City of Seville. Through an analysis of correlations the sociodemographic characteristics (nationality, educational level, area of residence, length of stay in the country, financial resources etc..)have been com­bined with the different types of networks used by immigrants, as well as their pri­orities in solving material or immaterial problems, in the city of Seville in 2009. The results confirmed important differ­ences in the use of formal networks by immigrants of different nationalities, as well as the types of issues for which as­sistance is requested in view of the re­sources available to the individual. It also clarifies the weakness shown by some of the correlations, opening the way to an exploration of new aspects that require being studied, as well as comparisons with similar studies, to shed additional light on the processes involved in this is­ sue of great social interest but relatively new in our cities.

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2012-06-01

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Huete García, María Ángeles. 2012. “THE RELATIONSHIP OF INMIGRANTS WITH SUPPORT NETWORKS. A Case Study in Seville”. ANDULI, Social Sciences Journal, no. 10 (June):47-68. https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/anduli/article/view/3665.

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No. 10 (2011): ANDULI 2011

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