TY - JOUR
T1 - Student migration and polymedia
T2 - mainland Chinese students’ communication media use in Hong Kong
AU - Peng, Yinni
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Hong Kong Baptist University under a Faculty Research Grant [FRG1/13-14/045].
PY - 2016/11/13
Y1 - 2016/11/13
N2 - Drawing on qualitative data obtained from mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong, this research uses polymedia theory to analyse the social implications of media use and interpersonal communication by migrant students. It looks at how migrant students use media to communicate with family members and friends in mainland China compared with Hong Kong locals. When communicating with family and friends, their media usage is intense, close and emotion-oriented, forming a warm and supportive virtual network that provides familiarity, a sense of belonging and emotional attachment. In contrast, their media usage to communicate with Hong Kong locals is limited, functional and study-oriented, and although it becomes a platform for practical help, it also demonstrates deep contradictions and conflicts with members of the host society.
AB - Drawing on qualitative data obtained from mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong, this research uses polymedia theory to analyse the social implications of media use and interpersonal communication by migrant students. It looks at how migrant students use media to communicate with family members and friends in mainland China compared with Hong Kong locals. When communicating with family and friends, their media usage is intense, close and emotion-oriented, forming a warm and supportive virtual network that provides familiarity, a sense of belonging and emotional attachment. In contrast, their media usage to communicate with Hong Kong locals is limited, functional and study-oriented, and although it becomes a platform for practical help, it also demonstrates deep contradictions and conflicts with members of the host society.
KW - Student migration
KW - polymedia
KW - communication media
KW - mainland Chinese students
KW - Hong Kong
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84976316458&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1369183X.2016.1194743
DO - 10.1080/1369183X.2016.1194743
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84976316458
SN - 1369-183X
VL - 42
SP - 2386
EP - 2403
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
IS - 14
ER -