Towards an Understanding of Media Usage and Acculturation

This investigation focuses on the role of the media in the acculturation processes of Maghrebins in France. It seeks to assess the extent to which the media are an agent for acculturation in this specific immigrant population. We carried out thirteen in-depth interviews with a varied sample group, using an interpretative approach. We considered three types of media in this research: the ‘French’ media, the ‘Arab’ media, and the ‘ethnic’ media produced in France but directed at the Maghrebins. Results are then presented and discussed. The limits of this research are underlined, and some future openings for research are proposed.



Citation:

Manel Hadj Hmida, Nil Ozcaglar-Toulouse, and Marie-Helene Fosse-Gomez (2009) ,"Towards an Understanding of Media Usage and Acculturation", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36, eds. Ann L. McGill and Sharon Shavitt, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 524-531.

Authors

Manel Hadj Hmida, Universite de Lille 2, France
Nil Ozcaglar-Toulouse, Universite de Lille 2, France
Marie-Helene Fosse-Gomez, Universite de Lille 2, France



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 36 | 2009



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