02980nam 2200589 450 991079818670332120230126213954.01-4985-1927-X(CKB)3710000000587784(EBL)4389117(OCoLC)936692856(SSID)ssj0001605124(PQKBManifestationID)16314022(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001605124(PQKBWorkID)14889511(PQKB)10569754(MiAaPQ)EBC4389117(EXLCZ)99371000000058778420160215h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigration and social capital in the age of social media American social institutions and a Korean-American women's online community /Joong-Hwan OhLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2016.©20161 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-1926-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Immigration, Social Capital, and New Social Institutions in the Age of Social Media; Chapter Two: The American Immigration Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Three: The American Welfare Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Four: The American Educational Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Five: The American Housing Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Six: The American Financial Institution on the "MissyUSA" Community; Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Overview and Implications; ReferencesAdditional ResourcesIndex; About the AuthorIn this new age of social media, the role of online ethnic networks is as important as offline ethnic networks in helping immigrants adjust to their new country. In this book, Oh takes the online female Korean-American ""MissyUSA"" community under consideration to investigate the ways in which one group of immigrants shares information about the rules of American social institutions and works together to navigate their new society.KoreansSocial networksUnited StatesKoreansCultural assimilationUnited StatesKorean American womenSocial networksSocial institutionsUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationSocial aspectsKoreansSocial networksKoreansCultural assimilationKorean American womenSocial networks.Social institutions305.8957/073Oh Joong-Hwan1212591MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798186703321Immigration and social capital in the age of social media3784898UNINA