Capital Matters: “Found” Social Capital of the Sudanese Refugee Lost Boys Living in Kansas City Area

SAGE Open

Danvas Ogeto Mabeya¹ 

关键词: immigrants;    refugees;    minors;    legal adults;    social capital;    unaccompanied children;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244015621955

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article investigates accrual, role, and impact of social capital of the southern Sudanese formerly known as the Sudanese refugee Lost Boys living in the greater Kansas City area. Since their resettlement in the United States in 2000, Sudan has seen a dramatic transition in its long geo-political conflict since its independence in 1956 ending up in cessation of the south from the north. This cessation has created the newest country in the world (South Sudan). Simultaneously, a group of refugee Boys commonly known as the Lost Boys of Sudan has renounced being called so. Instead, they prefer being called “South Sudanese.” The study uses semi-structured interviews to assess the degree of social capital of each refugee participant relative to types of “capital” valued in mainstream American society. An adjunct inquiry is finding what type of social capital endured by each of these Boys played a key role in helping them cope/integrate into American mainstream society.

【 授权许可】

CC BY