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- Title
Nuclear family and social capital of refugees in Austria.
- Authors
Kohlenberger, Judith; Rengs, Bernhard; Buber‐Ennser, Isabella
- Abstract
This article provides insights into the role of the nuclear family for refugees' social capital in Austria, with a focus on gender‐specific differences. We use a multimethod approach, based on quantitative data from a survey with 548 refugees from Syria and Afghanistan and semi‐structured group discussions (N = 17 informants). In our analysis, we study frequency of contacts in first language and in German, as proxies for the bonding and bridging social capital. Marital status, childlessness and family work were identified as important factors: Frequency of contact substantially varied by gender and family context. Of all surveyed groups, married childless women and married men with children had the least contacts in both languages. Although an unequal distribution of childcare may limit women's time resources, we observed a positive association between motherhood and frequency of contact in German.
- Subjects
AUSTRIA; AFGHANISTAN; SYRIA; NUCLEAR families; CHILDLESSNESS; SOCIAL capital; REFUGEE families; MARITAL status; MARRIED men
- Publication
International Migration, 2023, Vol 61, Issue 1, p220
- ISSN
0020-7985
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/imig.13073