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Identifier	Thesis 1810
Author	Song, Kilwoo
Title	The Consumption of Korean Media and Cultural Identity of Korean-American Immigrants
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	This study intends to focus on the ethnic identity and media consumption of the Korean immigrants. The basic stance of the thesis is that identity is inherently a communication process, and must be understood as a transaction in which messages are exchanged. There are many factors that influence the formation of the immigrants' cultural identity. The influence of race, family, social group, education, religion and various factors including dominant culture can be numerated. Among many institutions for sustaining the cultural identity this study focuses on the influence of media, especially the ethnic media. For the background of the study several things were consulted. The immigration history, socio-economic background of Korean immigrants, geographical dispersion, the family influence, the influence of Korean school, the strong influence of Korean Christian church, business style of Korean immigrants, and Korean media were consulted. Three research questions were raised. 1. What kinds of ethnic media are consumed in the Korean immigrant families of this area? 2. Is there any difference in the consuming pattern of media among family members and differing generations? 3. What influence do Korean media have on cultural identity of family members? According to the methodology, this study is based on qualitative method. Participant observation and interview was main tool for this study. Unit of analysis of this study was family. 7 families living in Hartford area were main subjects. And two families were added for the comparison (2 families living in MA and NJ). 9 families were described. The description was composed of three parts: general description, five dimensions of acculturation of the family and research questions. Without relation to the staying years in the US, 9 families sustained a certain level of Korean cultural ethnicity. This finding supports the adhesive theory of acculturation. But all the family seemed to live marginalized life from dominant culture group. According to the research questions, the pattern of Korean media consumption was numerated. The Korean satellite TV channels were hardly watched in this area. Among the consumption of the media, the dependence on the Internet was conspicuous. The Internet was used for various reasons. They retrieved information related with the homeland using the Internet. The Internet was also used for entertaining, religious reason, and forming the virtual society of Korean immigrants. There was clear distinction in consumption patterns of the ethnic media between generations. Only the first and 1.5 generation consumed Korean media voluntarily. It was hardly found that the second generation consumed the Korean media voluntarily until they reached certain age. Regarding the influence of Korean media on cultural identity of Korean immigrants, it could not be denied that they had the important role of keeping the cultural identity of first and 1.5 generation Koreans. The influence of the Korean media on the second generation Koreans remained unknown. This study has limitations of generalization. But it intended to be a stepping stone for future studies related with the influence of ethnic media and the cultural identity.
Subject	Korean Americans -- Ethnic identity Mass media and culture
Department	Department of Communication
Advisor	Ju, Yan'an
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	62457632
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