“YouTube helps us a lot.” Media repertoires and social integration of Iraqi and Syrian refugee families in Germany

Rothenberger, Liane; Elmezeny, Ahmed; Wimmer, Jeffrey

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“…ICTs, therefore, function socially not just within digital spaces, but in physical ones as well, between collocated individuals. Rothenberger, Elmezeny, & Wimmer's (2019) qualitative study of refugees in Germany showed that ICT use is an inherently social activity: sharing of media, sharing of games, and communal use of devices all constituted ICTs' place within the social fabric, usages that were subject to changes in family structure as well. Hussain, Safir, Sabie, Jahangir, & Ahmed (2020) showed that these social interactions around ICTs extend beyond the family unit, finding that sharing of devices and equipment like SIM cards between refugees and the host community was suggestive of solidarity, especially considering that these strategies were employed to circumvent restrictions on ICT ownership by refugees (pp 7-8).…”

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“…ICTs, therefore, function socially not just within digital spaces but in physical ones as well, between collocated individuals. Rothenberger et al 's (2019) qualitative study of refugees in Germany showed that ICT use is an inherently social activity: sharing of media, sharing of games and communal use of devices all constituted ICTs' place within the social fabric, usages that were subject to changes in family structure as well. Hussain et al .…”

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Exploring the relationship between information and communication technology collective behaviors and sense of community: an urban refugee analysis

Canevez

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Ying

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PurposeHelping others use information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as mobile phones, can be beneficial for individuals and communities. In urban refugee communities, displaced and living far from home, collective behaviors with mobile phones can generate a sense of belonging. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential for these offline behaviors to generate a sense of community among urban refugees.Design/methodology/approachUsing quantitative evidence, the authors examined the relationship between collective behaviors, such as sharing or helping with a mobile phone, and sense of community. The authors analyzed survey data collected from urban refugees in Rwanda via multiple regression to test hypotheses related to the impact of collective behaviors on sense of community, as well as the mediating role of ICT self-efficacy and gender.FindingsThe findings suggest that collective behaviors with mobile phones have a positive relationship with sense of community, driven primarily by providing assistance as compared to sharing. ICT self-efficacy was positively related to sense of community. However, collective behaviors' impacts differed by gender, suggesting that social dynamics influence this relationship.Originality/valueWhile the extant literature highlights the various roles of mobile phones in refugees' lives, less is known about the social aspects of use and its potential to help overcome isolation by fostering a sense of community. The authors extend this literature to a novel context (urban refugees in the Global South), testing a model that incorporates other factors that may play a role (e.g. self-efficacy and gender). These findings are valuable to urban refugees, due to difficulties in re-building a sense of community and increased ICT access.

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Exploring the relationship between information and communication technology collective behaviors and sense of community: an urban refugee analysis

Canevez

Maitland²,

Ying

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“…Weitere qualitative Studien im deutschen Kontext fokussieren Familiengeflechte und familiale Kommunikationspraktiken fluchterfahrener Personen (Kutscher und Kreß 2018;Rothenberger et al 2019). Damit schließen sie vergleichsweise enger an Forschungsthemen der breiteren Familienforschung an, als dies in bisherigen quantitativen Studien zu sehen ist, ziehen aber nur sehr begrenzt familientheoretische Schlüsse aus der durch sie generierten empirischen Datenlage.…”

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ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag diskutiert kritisch den aktuellen Forschungsstand zum Thema fluchterfahrener Familien in Deutschland und reflektiert diesen für die Weiterentwicklung einer heterogenitätssensiblen Sozialen Arbeit. Dafür gleichen wir den Forschungsstand mit Erkenntnissen der allgemeinen Familienforschung und der Migrationsgesellschaftsforschung ab. Dabei zeigt sich, dass ein Großteil bisher vorliegender Studien zur Familialität fluchterfahrener Personen dazu tendiert, diese besondernd zu erfassen und dabei ordnungs- und sozialpolitisch tradierte Vorstellungen „der geflüchteten Familie“ zu reproduzieren. Wir zeigen auf, welche Optionen einer Vergegenständlichung von Familialitäten fluchterfahrener Personen zugunsten einer heterogenitätssensibel ansetzenden Sozialen Arbeit stärker zu reflektieren sind.

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“YouTube helps us a lot.” Media repertoires and social integration of Iraqi and Syrian refugee families in Germany

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Exploring the relationship between information and communication technology collective behaviors and sense of community: an urban refugee analysis

Exploring the relationship between information and communication technology collective behaviors and sense of community: an urban refugee analysis

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