Somali immigrants and social capital formation : a case study of spaza shops in the Johannesburg township of Cosmo City

Description

Text in English / The aim of this research is to assess the impact social capital has had on Somali businesses. It argues against the perception that Somali business expertise is derived solely from the principles of economics. It argues that social capital plays a pivotal role in shaping the Somali spirit of entrepreneurship. The role of social capital in the creation of Somali human and financial capital is examined. This thesis, being a qualitative study, used semi-structured, unstructured interviews and direct observation as data collection methods. / Sociology / M.A. (Sociology)

Links & Downloads

1. Ngwenya, Kingsman (2017) Somali immigrants and social capital formation : a case study of spaza shops in the Johannesburg township of Cosmo City, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23364>
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23364

Tags

Social capital

Somali immigrants

Social networks

Social structures

Norms

Trust

Status gap

Middleman minority

Opportunity structure

Disadvantage thesis

Mixed embeddedness

Spaza shop

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Somalis -- South Africa -- Johannesburg

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/23364
Date	02 1900
Creators	Ngwenya, Kingsman
Contributors	Gelderblom, D.
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Dissertation
Format	1 online resource (xiii, 112 pages) : color illustrations, 1 color map