Forms of Social Capital among European Retirement Migrants in the Valencian Community

• Autores: Carles Xavier Simó Noguera, Benno Herzog, Jolien Fleerackers
• Localización: Migraciones Internacionales, ISSN 1665-8906, ISSN-e 2594-0279, Vol. 7, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 131-163
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Tipos de capital social entre los inmigrantes europeos retirados en la Comunidad Valenciana
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  • español

    Este artículo analiza el capital social entre los pensionistas europeos retirados en la Comunidad Valenciana. El objeto de estudio lo constituyen las asociaciones y clubes. Se analizan los espacios publicitarios en los que se dan a conocer y se realizan 18 entrevistas semiestructuradas a informantes clave. Así mismo se lleva a cabo un estudio de caso sobre una asociación cuyo objetivo es mejorar el acceso a los servicios sanitarios. Se evidencia un predominio del capital de refortalecimiento del grupo: fuerte identidad intragrupo y falta de contacto con la sociedad de acogida. Se sugiere que este espacio social transnacional de jubilados provoca una cuarta forma de capital social -el establecimiento de vínculos verticales para reforzar el grupo- basada en la percepción de una identidad similar y la confianza en fuentes de poder y recursos.

  • English

    This article analyzes social capital among European pensioners retired in Valencia. The objects of the study are associations and clubs for European retired migrants. We analyzed the self-advertisement of these associations and conducted 18 structured interviews with key informants. In addition, we also conducted a case study of an association whose objective is the improvement of the access to health services. We found a predominance of bonding capital: strong intra-group identity and lack of contact with the host society. We suggest that this transnational social space of retirees causes a fourth form of social capital, linking bonding capital, through the setting of vertical links to strengthen the group, based on the perception of a similar identity and trust in power and resource endowments.

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