Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore

Globally, the growing popularity of anti-immigrant sentiments have resulted in rising tensions between migrants and citizens, revealing a pertinent need to examine ways to resolve intergroup conflict. The emergence of new information communication tools and Web 2.0 has substantially changed how migr...

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Main Authors: Azaleah Mohd Anis, Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying, Sng, Xiao Li
Other Authors: Sonny Ben Rosenthal
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1375152020-03-31T06:16:00Z Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore Azaleah Mohd Anis Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying Sng, Xiao Li Sonny Ben Rosenthal Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information sonnyrosenthal@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Communication::Intercultural communication Globally, the growing popularity of anti-immigrant sentiments have resulted in rising tensions between migrants and citizens, revealing a pertinent need to examine ways to resolve intergroup conflict. The emergence of new information communication tools and Web 2.0 has substantially changed how migrants communicate and establish contact. With its ability to transcend time, space, and geographical boundaries, social media provide new possibilities for migrants to connect with their host societies. This study examines the relationships between intergroup contact via face to face interactions and mediated intergroup contact via social media behaviours with the acculturative preferences of migrants in a Singaporean context. A total of 144 responses were collected from four migrant groups, Malaysians, Indian nationals, Chinese nationals, and Westerners. While findings examining the relationships between social media and migrants’ acculturation were inconclusive, intergroup contact displayed associations with integration and separation acculturation preference. In addition, other notable findings include new media literacy as a significant predictor of the acculturative preferences of migrants. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2020-03-31T06:16:00Z 2020-03-31T06:16:00Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137515 en CS/19/030 application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Azaleah Mohd Anis
Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying
Sng, Xiao Li
Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
description Globally, the growing popularity of anti-immigrant sentiments have resulted in rising tensions between migrants and citizens, revealing a pertinent need to examine ways to resolve intergroup conflict. The emergence of new information communication tools and Web 2.0 has substantially changed how migrants communicate and establish contact. With its ability to transcend time, space, and geographical boundaries, social media provide new possibilities for migrants to connect with their host societies. This study examines the relationships between intergroup contact via face to face interactions and mediated intergroup contact via social media behaviours with the acculturative preferences of migrants in a Singaporean context. A total of 144 responses were collected from four migrant groups, Malaysians, Indian nationals, Chinese nationals, and Westerners. While findings examining the relationships between social media and migrants’ acculturation were inconclusive, intergroup contact displayed associations with integration and separation acculturation preference. In addition, other notable findings include new media literacy as a significant predictor of the acculturative preferences of migrants.
author2 Sonny Ben Rosenthal
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Azaleah Mohd Anis
Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying
Sng, Xiao Li
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author Azaleah Mohd Anis
Lim, Annabelle Xin Ying
Sng, Xiao Li
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title Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
title_short Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
title_full Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
title_fullStr Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in Singapore
title_sort acculturation & mediated intergroup contact : a study on migrants’ acculturation through social media in singapore
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137515
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