ISSN:
0141-9870
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Ethnic and racial studies : ERS
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Routledge
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 40, No. 10 (2017), p. 1758
DDC:
390
Abstract:
This article analyses the role of immigrant entrepreneurs' class positions in understanding the participation of children in business activities. Immigrant entrepreneurship scholarship has highlighted how the participation of children depends on relations of reciprocity as well as on the lack of opportunities in paid employment. I argue that the (non) contribution of children has to do with the social mobility strategies that migrant families put in place. Drawing on the narratives of fifty-five Latin American entrepreneurs and family members in Spain, I explain (i) the role of the small firm in trajectories of social mobility, (ii) how class positions explain the (non) participation of children, and (iii) the mechanisms by which downward mobility is cushioned through practices of distinction for middle-class entrepreneurs. The article contributes to nuance our understanding of the role of family ties in migrant firms by integrating the impact of class on the lives of migrants' children.
Note:
Copyright: © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2016
DOI:
10.1080/01419870.2016.1206591
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2016.1206591
URL:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1913883009