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

Ngwenya, Kingsman

dc.contributor.advisor	Gelderblom, D.
dc.contributor.author	Ngwenya, Kingsman
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-17T07:44:25Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-17T07:44:25Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02
dc.identifier.citation	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>
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23364
dc.description	Text in English	en
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiii, 112 pages) : color illustrations, 1 color map
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Social capital	en
dc.subject	Somali immigrants	en
dc.subject	Social networks	en
dc.subject	Social structures	en
dc.subject	Norms	en
dc.subject	Trust	en
dc.subject	Status gap	en
dc.subject	Middleman minority	en
dc.subject	Opportunity structure	en
dc.subject	Disadvantage thesis	en
dc.subject	Mixed embeddedness	en
dc.subject	Spaza shop	en
dc.subject.ddc	305.89354068222
dc.subject.lcsh	Somalis -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcsh	Business enterprises, Black -- South Africa -- Johannesburg	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Immigrants -- South Africa -- Johannesburg	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Social capital (Sociology) -- South Africa -- Johannesburg	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Entrepreneurship -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Johannesburg	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Home-based businesses -- South Africa -- Johannesburg	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Somalis -- South Africa -- Johannesburg -- Social conditions	en
dc.title	Somali immigrants and social capital formation : a case study of spaza shops in the Johannesburg township of Cosmo City	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Sociology	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Sociology)