Virtual Ethnography of Female Migrants: a WhatsApp Group as a Support Tool During Their Migration Process

IF 1.3 Q3 DEMOGRAPHY Journal of International Migration and Integration Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI:10.1007/s12134-023-01088-8

Adriana Calvo, Maite Aurrekoetxea-Casaus, Erika Borrajo

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Abstract This research aimed to describe the use and functionality that migrant women provide to social networks and the role they play in the social integration of migrant women. Using a qualitative methodology design, a virtual ethnography approach, and with the support of ATLAS, this research analyses 863 discursive threads of a WhatsApp group comprised of 123 migrant women belonging to an association related to the social and labour integration of the migrant population. The results indicate that the WhatsApp group is a reliable source of information as well as spaces of solidarity and emotional support among women who experience similar situations during the migration process. The originality of these results is that they provide insight into the uses of social networks by migrant women, on which there is little research, through observations in a WhatsApp group. Organisations working with migrant women should rethink the functionalities of these social networks and the importance of these tools in improving the social and labour integration of migrant women.

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女性移民的虚拟民族志:一个WhatsApp群组作为她们移民过程中的支持工具

摘要本研究旨在描述流动妇女对社会网络的使用和功能，以及它们在流动妇女社会融合中所扮演的角色。使用定性方法设计，虚拟人种学方法，并在ATLAS的支持下，本研究分析了由123名移民妇女组成的WhatsApp小组的863条话语线索，该小组属于与移民人口的社会和劳动整合相关的协会。结果表明，WhatsApp群是一个可靠的信息来源，也是在移民过程中遇到类似情况的妇女团结和情感支持的空间。这些结果的独创性之处在于，它们通过对WhatsApp群的观察，深入了解了移民女性对社交网络的使用情况，这方面的研究很少。与移民妇女合作的组织应该重新思考这些社会网络的功能，以及这些工具在改善移民妇女的社会和劳动融合方面的重要性。

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Journal of International Migration and Integration DEMOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of International Migration and Integration (JIMI) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scholarly journal, which publishes original research papers, policy discussions and book reviews that enhance the understanding of immigration, settlement and integration and that contribute to policy development. The Journal of International Migration and Integration consistently covers a wide array of subject areas, including labor market integration, refugee status in various nations, adaptation strategies of immigrants in industrialized settings, racial and gender variations in migration, the role of social work in the integration of new citizens, and retention of ethnic and older national identities in new environments. These are issues of concern throughout the world. The journal looks at the social world with a fresh vision enhanced by the basic and applied social sciences. JIMI welcomes papers based on original research, critital policy debates and comparative analyses. Submissions and subscriptions are open to all.