ERIC Number: EJ1136882
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Publication Date: 2015-Aug
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Defining and Measuring Transnational Social Structures
Molina, José Luis; Petermann, Sören; Herz, Andreas
Field Methods, v27 n3 p223-243 Aug 2015
Transnational social fields and transnational social spaces are often used interchangeably to describe and analyze emergent structures of cross-border formations. In this article, we suggest measuring two key aspects of these social structures: embeddedness and span of migrants' personal networks. While clustered graphs allow assessing transnational embeddedness, the standardized diversity index can be used to show variation in the number of countries reported in personal networks. The measures will be exemplified with the data collected in Barcelona from three groups (Chinese, Sikh, and Filipino, N = 25 in each group, 30 alters by ego).
Descriptors: Social Structure, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Asians, Religious Cultural Groups, Measurement, Migrants, Graphs, Network Analysis, Case Studies, Social Networks
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Barcelona)
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