An Evaluation of Social Capital and Well of America: the Case of African Refugee Women in Las Vegas

This study examines the role and impact of social capital upon the well being of African refugee women residing in Las Vegas. It builds on the researcher’s previous study of Liberian refugee women who resided in the Buduburam ref capital is defined as norms of trust and reciprocity (Putnam, 2000). To date, the scanty literature about African refugees primarily focuses on th experienced. This study illuminates the strategies that African refugee women use to cope with resettlement in the face of this trauma. The study’s objectives are: their social capital, in order to help develop the resources and services they need; and, to explore the differential effects that social capital may have on refugees in different locations.