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...

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Опубликовано в: :Review of religious research
Главный автор: Tong, Guangyu (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Springer [2019]
В: Review of religious research
Год: 2019, Том: 61, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 135-156
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B USA / Церковная община (мотив) / Этническая группа / Предприниматель (мужчина) / Ингруппа / Ресурсы
Индексация IxTheo:AD Социология религии
CD Христианство и культура
KBQ Северная Америка
RB Священнослужители
Другие ключевые слова:B Economic assimilation
B Co-ethnic resources
B Familial resources
B Ethnic church
B Immigrant entrepreneurship
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Итог: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.
ISSN:2211-4866
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s13644-019-00369-y