Abstract

LANDEROS JAIME, Francisco J.. Conversion and Transmission of Capital in a Migration Context: Ethnography with Migrant Families in Chile. Migr. Inter [online]. 2020, vol.11, e2094.  Epub Aug 30, 2021. ISSN 2594-0279.  https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2094.

The article aims to analyze the different strategies of conversion and transmission of cultural capital that parents use in the family structure to provide immigrant children the tools that allow them to face problems associated with the migration process. Following the capital concept in their different states, this research is oriented to analyze through the families’ daily life how its members transmit cultural capital to the children in the host country. This research uses a qualitative methodology, including interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, to obtain data and information about Latin American migrant families living in Santiago, Chile. The findings show differences not only in capital transmission strategies but also in the conversions that precede them.

Keywords : migration; family; cultural capital; Chile; Latin America.