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Russian speakers’ media engagement and acculturation in Finland and Latvia

Ilkhom KhalimzodaMarko Siitonen

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akkulturaatioSociology and Political Sciencemediankäyttöetninen identiteettiGeography Planning and Developmentvenäjänkielisetmigrationmonikulttuurisuusmedia useVenäjäkulttuuriSuomikulttuurierotFinlandosallistuminenDemographymediaethnic mediajoukkoviestimetlähtömaaLatviakansainvälinen vertailumaahanmuuttajatkulttuurinen osallistuminenRussian mediakulttuurienvälinen tutkimuskielenkäyttöStatistics Probability and UncertaintyacculturationLaw

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AbstractThis comparative study looks into Russian speakers’ acculturation in Finland and Latvia by contrasting their cultural involvement and cultural preference Carlson and Güler (J Int Migr Integr 19:625–647, 2018. 10.1007/s12134-018-0554-4) with their self-reported news media use. Drawing on survey data collected from both countries (N = 224), the findings show that participants in both countries scored closer to biculturalism than monoculturalism. Majority of the respondents report predominantly engaging with non-Russian news media sources. However, regardless of the societal context, respondents who were more engaged with Russian news media sources also scored higher on cultural preference (towards Russian culture of origin). Further significant differences and implications are discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2022-07-26Comparative Migration Studies
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-022-00304-1