Psicologia Sociale
Volume 2016, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 105-140

Acculturation processes of forced migrants within host, ethnic and virtual communities. A review of the literature [I processi di acculturazione dei migranti forzati tra comunità ospitanti, comunità etniche e comunità virtuali] (Article)

Rossi M. , Mancini T.
  • a Dipartimento di Lettere, Arti, Storia e Società, Università degli Studi di Parma, B.go Carissimi 12, Parma, Italy
  • b Dipartimento di Lettere, Arti, Storia e Società, Università degli Studi di Parma, B.go Carissimi 12, Parma, Italy

Abstract

The goal of the review was to analyze the acculturation processes of forced migrants considering the role recognized by the psychological and social literature of the last 20 years to dif ferent kind of Community (host, ethnic and virtual community). The 102 articles have been systematically analyzed according to the emerging issues and community actors involved in the various stages of migration (crisis, displacement, flight, arrival, early settlement, settlement, establishing). Results have shown that the scientific debate focused on maximum part on the traumatizing aspects of the migration, neglecting the idiosyncratic characteristics and aspects of symbolic identity which migrants are bearer.

Author Keywords

Host community ethnic community Virtual communities Asylum seekers Refugees Acculturation

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991278090&partnerID=40&md5=a22671dcd7f43900895335210948c3e0
ISSN: 18272517
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English; Italian