Usage of Social Capital Among Migrant Workers for Their Livelihoods in Malaysia

Abstract

This chapter deliberates a PhD proposal of the first author based on a mixed method approach conducted at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia. This proposal has been written with the requirement of a PhD proposal at the University of Malaya. This proposal includes the main components of a research proposal that includes the study background, literature review: conceptual and theoretical framework, research questions and objectives, statement of the research problem, significance of study, research methodology, and the time plan with the main tasks into a Gantt chart. This study will examine how social capital brings positive changes among the migrant workers' livelihoods. Here, social capital is a powerful tool that helps to make bridge through social networking, social trust, collective actions, sharing knowledge, and experiences in the livelihoods of the migrant workers. This chapter will be useful who are interested to conduct their study with a mixed method approach on this particular field.