Dyer, Ervin
(2012)
Betwixt and Between: How first-generation immigrant Africans in Pittsburgh use social capital and transnational phenomena to cross cultures to find belonging.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
In this thesis, I examine the notion of “betwixt and between,” or rather the concept of how first-generation African immigrants constantly travel across cultures. More first-generation African immigrants are living in the Pittsburgh community than ever before. In this emerging diaspora community, we are able see their cross-cultural flows between their homeland and hostland cultures. I argue that being betwixt and between allows the first-generation immigrant to flow amid materials, habits, and languages to find belonging and attachment. The flow between cultures is transnational – it is an exchange of space and materials, images, ideas and values that moves across nation-state boundaries. The flow of betwixt and between is set in motion by the search for social capital, which allows the first-generation immigrant to simultaneously hold on to the old – the ways of the home country – while building attachment to the new – the host country. My work is qualitative and ethnographic, using in-depth interviews and observations and is drawn from a sample of six nationalities, both genders, and diverse educational and socio-economic backgrounds that create the quilt of immigrant African society in Pittsburgh.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Unpublished |
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Date: |
18 January 2012 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
22 August 2011 |
Approval Date: |
18 January 2012 |
Submission Date: |
2 December 2011 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
98 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology |
Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
immigration, social capital, transnational |
Date Deposited: |
18 Jan 2012 18:56 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:55 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10535 |
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