Using in-depth interviews with 23 immigrant and native-born college women who receive little to no financial support from their parents, this study finds that variation in bonding family social capital shapes how college students perceive financial constraints in their past, present, and future, and how they enact their future plans. Among native-born and immigrant women alike, those with high family social capital tied their motivation to family support and centered their own sense of agency. Students with low family social capital aimed to distance themselves from their families of origin and expressed uncertainty about their ability to reach their future goals. By focusing on students facing similar financial constraints, we provide insight into factors that reproduce inequality among disadvantaged students.

本研究对 23 名几乎没有得到父母经济支持的移民和本地出生的大学女性进行深入访谈，发现家庭社会资本的差异影响了大学生对过去、现在和未来的财务限制的看法，以及他们如何制定未来计划。在土生土长的女性和移民女性中，拥有高家庭社会资本的女性将她们的动机与家庭支持联系在一起，并以自己的能动感为中心。家庭社会资本较低的学生旨在与原籍家庭保持距离，并对实现未来目标的能力表示不确定。通过关注面临类似财务限制的学生，我们深入了解导致弱势学生之间不平等的因素。