Age- and Gender-dependent Differences of Asylum Seekers’ Information Behavior and Online Media Usage

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dc.contributor.authorZimmer, Franziska
dc.contributor.authorScheibe, Katrin
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T07:38:55Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T07:38:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractThis investigation is about asylum seekers’ information and communications technologies (ICT) as well as online media usage and their motivation to apply a system after arriving in their destination country. As the asylum seekers left their homeland and need to rebuild their life in a different country with a new culture and a foreign language, their (information) behavior might have adapted to the given circumstances. What online systems and social media do asylum seekers apply to satisfy their need for information, entertainment, social interaction, and self-presentation? How do different age groups behave? Are there gender-dependent differences? A mixed method approach with semi-structured interviews while filling in a questionnaire was applied. In total, 45 asylum seekers from the Middle East were interviewed in Germany. The smartphone is an essential media for communication and integration for the asylum seekers. Adults mainly use social media for information whereas children use social media for entertainment purposes, as many adults do not find time for it; and, both groups for social interaction.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.294
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64036
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCulture, Identity, and Inclusion
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectasylum seeker
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectimmigration
dc.subjectinformation and communications technology
dc.subjectinformation behavior
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.titleAge- and Gender-dependent Differences of Asylum Seekers’ Information Behavior and Online Media Usage
dc.typeConference Paper
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