Communication Patterns of Foreign Immigrants in the Process of Acculturation1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2269258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Young Yun Kim (0000-0002-6305-0182, Governors State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-77 |
| Publication date | 1977-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1977.tb00598.x |
| OpenAlex | W2077081926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper reports the theoretical development and testing of a causal model of communication patterns of foreign immigrants in the process of acculturation. Communication patterns are conceptualized on two levels: cognitive and behavioral. The cognitive level is observed by the complexity of an immigrant's perception of the host society; the behavioral level by the immigrant's involvement in the host society through interpersonal and mass communication. Three causal factors are identified as major determinants of the immigrant's communication patterns: language competence, acculturation motivation, and accessibility to host communication channels. The theory consists of nine propositions which explain the relationship among the three causal factors, behavioral participation in host communication channels, and cognitive structure in perceiving the host society. The theory was tested and supported by a survey among 400 randomly selected Korean immigrants in the Chicago area
Acculturation · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Geography · Immigration · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Perception · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social and Educational Sciences · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 69 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2025 (48) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 69 |