Every patient is embedded in a social network of interpersonal connections that influence
health outcomes. Neurologists routinely need to engage with a patient's family and friends …

Civil society is frequently conceived as a field of multiple organizations, committed to highly
diverse causes and interests. When studied empirically, however, its properties are often …

Using data from a survey of rural–urban migrants in a city in China, this paper investigates
the relationships between migrant–resident ties and migrant integration. Migrant integration …

This article reviews the statistical formulation and substantive applications of multilevel
models for personal network data. A personal network is a social network sampled around a …

This article addresses transnational migrant entrepreneurship–migrant entrepreneurs
establishing businesses that span across borders. The article contributes to this field by …

This study examines immigrants' identification with the host country. We use survey data of
more than 1,700 T urkish and M oroccan immigrants and more than 2,200 natives in the N …

Acknowledgement of the prominent role of social networks in migration studies marked a
significant departure from earlier studies, suggesting that social networks determine …

This paper proposes a personal network approach to the study of structural assimilation and
structural transnationalism among international immigrants. Structural assimilation and …

Whether presented as ethnic 'solidarity'or 'segregation', the idea that migrants' social world is
dominated by tightly-knit, homogeneous, and supportive networks of kin and co-ethnics is …

This Element offers a multi-scalar perspective on the transformational effects of war and
dislocation on people's sense of belonging. It begins with an examination of the brief …