TY - CHAP
T1 - Immigration, Social Support, and Well-Being
T2 - A Case Study of Immigrants in Hong Kong
AU - Chang, Leanne
PY - 2022/5/4
Y1 - 2022/5/4
N2 - This chapter begins with a review of the concept of social support from the structural, functional, and perceptual perspectives. Then, it examines the role of social support in immigrants’ adaptation to life in Hong Kong. Specifically, the focus is on two subordinate immigrant groups: new immigrants from mainland China and migrant workers from low-income countries. The major acculturation challenge for new immigrants is social integration, and that for migrant workers is workplace hardships, including exploitation and abuse. A comparison of the two communities’ migration difficulties and the importance of social support in maintaining their well-being is discussed in closing.
AB - This chapter begins with a review of the concept of social support from the structural, functional, and perceptual perspectives. Then, it examines the role of social support in immigrants’ adaptation to life in Hong Kong. Specifically, the focus is on two subordinate immigrant groups: new immigrants from mainland China and migrant workers from low-income countries. The major acculturation challenge for new immigrants is social integration, and that for migrant workers is workplace hardships, including exploitation and abuse. A comparison of the two communities’ migration difficulties and the importance of social support in maintaining their well-being is discussed in closing.
UR - https://www.routledge.com/Global-Health-Communication-for-Immigrants-and-Refugees-Cases-Theories/Kim-Kreps/p/book/9781032132358
U2 - 10.4324/9781003230243-10
DO - 10.4324/9781003230243-10
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781032132358
SN - 9781032136370
T3 - Routledge Research in Health Communication
SP - 141
EP - 156
BT - Global Health Communication for Immigrants and Refugees
A2 - Kim, Do Kyun David
A2 - Kreps, Gary L.
PB - Routledge
CY - London
ER -
