Ecological Influences on Chinese Migrant Mothers’ Integration with Hong Kong

作者: Wing-Chung Ho , Chau-Kiu Cheung

DOI: 10.1016/J.IJINTREL.2010.11.002

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摘要: Abstract The present study uses an ecological model to understand how personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors contribute migrant mothers’ employment readiness their perceived integration with the host society. In literature, successful employment, especially for recent arrivals, has proven be important in acculturation process. Little work taken into account various personal characteristics, relational (e.g., social capital), neighborhood features make contributions simultaneously. To enrich work, this employs survey data on 433 Chinese mothers living three low-income neighborhoods of Hong Kong. Results are supportive model. They favorable strengthening capital workplace accessibility as a way champion women's

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