Media Use and Integration. A Study on Students with Migration Backgrounds in Switzerland

Author(s) : Chun Chen

Source : https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/116904/

Abstract:

“The core research question of this dissertation is: What role does media use play, especially social media, in the process of integration of migrants into a host society? In this setting, this study also tries to describe the different social and mass media usage behaviors of the same group. By applying a quantitative standardized online survey, I am going to not only provide more empirical insights of migration issues in Switzerland but also build new theoretical frameworks. In order to compare different ethnic groups, I will choose students with migration backgrounds at universities in German-speaking areas of Switzerland. The demographic features of this group are quite similar in several aspects, such as education background, income, and age. Therefore, by controlling the demographic information, crossethnic comparison is possible. Moreover, the gender of this group of people is almost equally distributed. Students are frequent users of social media. Therefore, social media use of this group can be featured and the influence of it can be accordingly measured.”

German: “Theoretische Diskussion der Beziehungen zwischen Mediennutzung und Integration von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und Befragung von Studierenden mit Migrationshintergrund in der Schweiz.”