Abstract

GIL-LACRUZ, Marta; MARTIN HERNANDEZ, Pilar; CANTARERO ABAD, Luis  and  ESPEITX BERNAT, Elena. Community integration and participation: the role of the social network in latin american migrants in a rural province (Teruel, Spain). Acción psicol. [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.2, pp.129-142. ISSN 2255-1271.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.10.2.12216.

Social network play an important role in both the decision to emigrate and the choice of location. Related to migrants and its social net, very little is known about patterns of integration and community participation in rural and low population density contexts in Spain. This article explores these issues and is based on a study, in the province of Teruel (Spain), using a sample of 324 Latin American migrants over the age of 18, selected by sex and place of residence. A standardised test - the Musitu and Gracia AC-90 Community Social Support Questionnaire and open questions were employed. ANOVAS analysis showed significant differences in community integration and participation in accordance with socioeconomic, motivational and social interaction variables.

Keywords : Social network; community integration; community participation; Latin American migrants; rural communities.

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