Communication flows and the durability of a transnational social field

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dc.citation.firstpage57en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleSocial Networksen_US
dc.citation.lastpage71en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber53en_US
dc.contributor.authorVerdery, Ashton M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMouw, Teden_US
dc.contributor.authorEdelblute, Heatheren_US
dc.contributor.authorChavez, Sergioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-22T16:19:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-11-22T16:19:56Zen_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractWe draw on unique data on communication flows between migrants and non-migrants in a bi-national, cross-border social network to test competing theories of the process of social incorporation. While advocates of the assimilation perspective argue that social incorporation is largely a one-way street, a recent literature on immigrant transnationalism challenges this view by arguing that changes in communication technologies and reductions in travel costs have made it possible for migrants to retain meaningful connections to their origin communities. In the context of this debate, we argue that communication flows—as measured by a combination of the number of social ties and the frequency of communication with them—provide an empirical test of the potential durability of cross-border networks. In our analysis, we find mixed support for both transnationalism and assimilation: while the classic assimilation perspective is correct that the strength of migrants’ ties to origin attenuates as time in the destination increases, we also find evidence of a striking persistence in cross-border communication that is reinvigorated by migrant return visits, consistent with an attenuated view of transnationalism.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVerdery, Ashton M., Mouw, Ted, Edelblute, Heather, et al.. "Communication flows and the durability of a transnational social field." <i>Social Networks,</i> 53, (2018) Elsevier: 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2017.03.002.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalnihms859147en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2017.03.002en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107719en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevieren_US
dc.subject.keywordMigrant networksen_US
dc.subject.keywordTransnationalismen_US
dc.subject.keywordCommunication flowsen_US
dc.titleCommunication flows and the durability of a transnational social fielden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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