Factors affecting the cultural information needs of Chinese migrant workers and their role in the acculturation: A descriptive framework

IF 2.4 3区 管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Library & Information Science Research Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.lisr.2024.101316
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Migrant workers have a need for information about their home culture. These cultural information needs are affected by several factors. Qualitative data from a survey of 168 Chinese migrants, and qualitative data from 20 semi-structured interviews, yielded insights into the nature of these factors and of their influence on the migrants' acculturation. Findings indicate that psycho-cultural factors have the most influence on cultural information needs, followed by human capital factors, social interaction factors, and living situation factors. These findings suggest that the cultural information needs of migrant workers are linked to the workers' capability for cultural integration. Further discussion explores the role of cultural information in helping to enhance migrant workers' fluid identity and emotional resilience, as well as creating harmonious intergroup relationships, achieving social integration, and facilitating intercultural interactions. A theoretical and conceptual framework is proposed to help bridge the gap between studies of migrant information needs and of acculturation theory, and to increase understanding of the underlying links between information needs and cultural issues relating to migration.

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影响中国农民工文化信息需求的因素及其在文化适应中的作用:描述性框架
外来务工人员需要了解自己家乡的文化。这些文化信息需求受到多种因素的影响。通过对 168 名中国移民的调查和 20 个半结构式访谈的定性数据,我们深入了解了这些因素的性质及其对移民文化适应的影响。研究结果表明,心理文化因素对文化信息需求的影响最大,其次是人力资本因素、社会互动因素和生活环境因素。这些研究结果表明,移民工人的文化信息需求与工人的文化融合能力有关。进一步的讨论探讨了文化信息在帮助提高农民工的流动身份认同和情绪恢复能力,以及创造和谐的群体间关系、实现社会融合和促进跨文化互动方面的作用。本文提出了一个理论和概念框架,以帮助弥合移民信息需求研究与文化适应理论研究之间的差距,并加深对信息需求与移民文化问题之间内在联系的理解。
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Library & Information Science Research INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: Library & Information Science Research, a cross-disciplinary and refereed journal, focuses on the research process in library and information science as well as research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance. All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process.
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