Journal of Family Issues
Volume 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1245-1274

Between Three Worlds: Host, Homeland, and Global Media in the Lives of Russian Immigrant Families in Israel and Germany (Article)

Elias N.* , Lemish D.
  • a Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva, Israel
  • b Department of Radio-Television, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, United States

Abstract

This study investigated various roles played by host, homeland, and global media in the lives of immigrant families from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, former USSR) to Israel and Germany, as well as the place of different media in family conflicts, consolidation, and parenting strategies. The study was based on focus group interviews with 60 families of Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel and Germany and 73 semistructured, in-depth interviews with immigrant youngsters. The findings of this study demonstrate that the mass media fulfill diverse roles for immigrant families, assisting them face two main relocation challenges: integration "inward" (i.e., cultural transmission and family consolidation) and "outward" integration into their new surroundings. © The Author(s) 2011.

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immigrant families immigrants integration global media media uses

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79960948318&doi=10.1177%2f0192513X11400837&partnerID=40&md5=e5c191eec3ddad68bf724df99aa1db76
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X11400837
ISSN: 0192513X
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English