Ethnic Churches as an Important Space of Co-ethnic Resources for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
This paper provides new evidence that religious organizations with high co-ethnicity can be a space utilized by immigrant entrepreneurs for ethnic resources, especially for those with limited familial resources. Although a number of qualitative studies have previously identified the resource attainm...
| Publié dans: | Review of religious research |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer
[2019]
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| Dans: |
Review of religious research
Année: 2019, Volume: 61, Numéro: 2, Pages: 135-156 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Paroisse
/ Groupe ethnique
/ Entrepreneur
/ Ingroup
/ Ressources
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| Classifications IxTheo: | AD Sociologie des religions CD Christianisme et culture KBQ Amérique du Nord RB Ministère ecclésiastique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Economic assimilation
B Co-ethnic resources B Familial resources B Ethnic church B Immigrant entrepreneurship |
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Accès probablement gratuit Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Résumé: | This paper provides new evidence that religious organizations with high co-ethnicity can be a space utilized by immigrant entrepreneurs for ethnic resources, especially for those with limited familial resources. Although a number of qualitative studies have previously identified the resource attainment through ethnic churches among immigrant entrepreneurs, such evidence is limited in quantitative analysis and the role of coethnicity is unclear. With the data from the New Immigrant Survey, this study shows that regardless of ethnic backgrounds and religious congregations, immigrant entrepreneurs with limited familial resources have a higher level of church involvement, and higher co-ethnicity in churches also increases the church involvement of immigrant entrepreneurs. These findings suggest that immigrant entrepreneurs may actively seek resources in ethnic churches. From a policy perspective, religious organizations that target immigrants in ethnic communities can potentially benefit immigrant entrepreneurs by providing co-ethnic resources and help them overcome initial barriers during economic assimilation. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-019-00369-y |