International Communication Gazette
Volume 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-40

Media uses in immigrant families: Torn between 'inward' and 'outward' paths of integration (Article)

Elias N.* , Lemish D.
  • a Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, Department of Communication Studies, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
  • b Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Abstract

This study examines the roles of the different media - those in the host language, those in the mother tongue and those of the global media - in the lives of immigrant children and adolescents from the former Soviet Union in Israel, at a time when they are coping with complex and unique personal and social challenges as a result of the immigration process and the need to solidify a new identity. In addition, the study looks at the parents' role in their children's media choices and the roles fulfilled by the media in immigrant family conflicts and in bridging intergenerational gaps. COPYRIGHT © SAGE PUBLICATIONS 2008.

Author Keywords

media uses Identity Israel Former soviet union Immigrant children and adolescents Immigrants' integration Family conflicts Russians

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-37249070989&doi=10.1177%2f1748048507084576&partnerID=40&md5=49b7b1948dbdba993fbd76af35f0ae43
DOI: 10.1177/1748048507084576
ISSN: 17480485
Cited by: 38
Original Language: English