Interethnic Contact Online: Contextualising the Implications of Social Media Use by Second-Generation Migrant Youth

Network explanations of the gender gap in migrants’ employment patterns: Use of online and offline networks in the Netherlands

“…To the best of our knowledge, previous studies on migrants' experiences of finding employment have investigated only the role of personal, face-to-face, offline networks, while failing to take into account the growing impact of online networks. There are, however, clear indications that use of online social networks has been increasing steadily among migrants (Dekker et al 2015;Faist & Bilecen, 2019). The networks migrants tend to join include not just Facebook and Twitter, which are generally used to share personal interests and connect with others; but also LinkedIn, which is used specifically for professional purposes.…”

“…Furthermore, a study based on a representative sample of the general Dutch population conducted by Utz (2016) showed that LinkedIn is the most commonly used professional platform in the Netherlands, with its users reporting that they receive more professional information from LinkedIn than from other social media platforms. However, most previous studies that have investigated migrants' use of online social networking sites have either focused on how migrants use these sites to stay in touch with their friends and families in their countries of origin, i.e., to maintain their transnational ties (Faist & Bilecen 2019); or on how the use of social media affects the identities of migrant youth (Dekker et al 2015). While migrants' use of social media and internet and communication technologies (ICTs) has increased, none of these previous studies have looked at how migrants' use of online networks has affected their employment outcomes.…”

Mediatization of (Im)mobility Experiences: New Media Use of (Im)mobile Groups

“…Previous research (i.e. Al-Rawi 2017; Glukhov 2017;Dekker, Belabas, Scholten 2015;Schrooten 2012;Wenjing 2005) has examined the media use among migrants, but has turned less attention to the media use patterns of immobile groups, and has not analysed the potential associations between media use and (im)mobility quantitatively. Some studies (Masso, Silm, Ahas 2019) have found that the practiced cross-border immobility of younger generations has increased, but the question whether it can be explained by a change in the (im)mobility potential has been left unanswered.…”

Understanding the Motives for Joining Ethnic Online Communities: A Study of Turks in Norway

“…These online social gatherings on internet are known as online communities. Online communities and social media in general, characterized by user generated content, provide new opportunities for contact with various communities (Dekker et al, 2015). Howard Rheingold, one of the pioneers of online community research describes it thus: "In cyberspace, we chat, argue, engage in intellectual intercourse, perform acts of commerce, exchange knowledge, share emotional support, make plans, brainstorm, gossip, flirt, create a little high art and a lot of idle talk.…”

“…To sum up, a growing body of literature (Arnold and Schneider, 2007;Beom, 2003;Dekker et al, 2015;De Leeuw and Rydin, 2007;Diamandaki, 2003;Elias and Lemis, 2009;Franz and Götzenbrucker, 2012;Ke and Chang, 2009;Khvorostianov et al 2011;Lee, 2012;McKenna et al, 2000;McLaine, 2003;Mitra, 1997) have focused on how immigrants utilize online communities to communicate, interact, maintain their identity. These studies on ethnic communities online have focused on the implications of social media for inter or/and intra-ethnic contact.…”