Vincent Chua

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Vincent Chua

Vincent

PROFILE

I received my PhD in Sociology at the University of Toronto in November 2010. My main research area is social networks with an emphasis on social capital – primarily how institutional factors such as labour markets and education affect the job search and networking practices of people. My other research area is the sociology of education.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Personal Communities; Social Capital and Inequality; Education

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

  • Chua, Vincent and Bonnie H. Erickson. Forthcoming. “Social Networks and Associations.” Palgrave Research Handbook of Volunteering and Non-profit Associations.
  • Chua, Vincent and Barry Wellman. Forthcoming. “Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia 1: National Characteristics, Institutions, Network Capital and Guanxi.” American Behavioral Scientist.
  • Chua, Vincent and Barry Wellman. Forthcoming. “Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia 2: Labor Migration, Opportunity, Social Media, and Well-Being.” American Behavioral Scientist.
  • Wang, Helen, Vincent Chua, and Michael Stefanone. Forthcoming. “Social Ties, Communication Channels, and Well Being: A Study of the Networked Lives of College Students in Singapore.” American Behavioral Scientist.
  • Chua, Vincent. Forthcoming. “How Do Singaporeans Connect? Ties among Chinese, Malays and Indians” American Behavioral Scientist.
  • Chua, Vincent and Irene Y.H. Ng. 2015. “Unequal Returns to Social Capital: The Study of Malays in Singapore Through a Network Lens.” Asian Ethnicity – http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14631369.2015.1004874.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2015, “Do Raffles Boys ‘Rule’ and Anglo-Chinese Boys ‘Own’ Singapore? Analysing School-To-Work Correspondences in an Elite Developmental State.” International Studies in Sociology of Education 25(1): 1-19.
  • Koh, Gillian, Tan, Ern Ser, Chua, Vincent. 2014. “A Study on Social Capital in Singapore (Phase 1): Concepts, Framework and a Proposal.” Singapore: Institute of Policy Studies.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2014. “The Network Imperative.” In Johnny Sung (Ed.) Skills Strategies for Inclusive Society. Pp. 103-120. Singapore: Institute of Adult Learning.
  • Chua, Vincent and Tan, Teresa. 2014. “Personal Networks: The Intertwining of Ties, Internet and Geography.” In Jon Rokne and Reda Alhajj (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer.
  • Chua, Vincent and Tan, Ern Ser. 2014. “Standardized Measures: Happy Life Inventory.” In Alex Michalos (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research.Springer.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2014. “The Contingent Value of Unmobilized Social Capital in Getting a Good Job.” Sociological Perspectives 57(1): 124-143.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2014. “Institutional Comparisons of the Perceived Value of Networks in China and the United States.” Comparative Sociology 13(5): 587-617.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2013. “Contextualizing Networked Individualism: The Interplay of Social Categories, Role Relationships and Tasks.” Current Sociology 61(5): 602-625.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2013. “Categorical Sources of Varieties of Network Inequalities.” Social Science Research 42(5): 1236-1253.
  • Chua, Vincent and Tan, Ern Ser. 2012. “National Identity” In George Ritzer (Ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization. Wiley Blackwell.
  • Chua, Vincent. 2012. “Contacts and Contexts.” Social Networks 34(4): 534-538.