Media separation: The Relationship of Arab Immigrants with the Media of the Countries of Diaspora (Sweden as a model) (A Research Derived from PhD Dissertation)

Abstract

The research seeks to study the subject (Media separation: the Relationship of Arab Immigrants with the Media of the Countries of Diaspora/ Sweden as a model). Where this phenomenon, "problem" has not been subjected to an in-depth study to find out the causes of this media separation and its repercussions on the immigrant, whether in the problem of integration, or his opportunity to work, or adapt to live in the new society. Separation is a kind of word that is rarely used in Arabic media studies, relevant, sometimes, to the meaning of “refraining from watching TV or listening to the radio or reading newspapers”. Sometimes, it means “not tuning to or using any form of media like radios or newspapers to be updated about what is going on in the world”. If the separation is a kind of break in the link between the messages and means of mass communication from one side, and the public on the other side, it is defined in this study as: “as a case of voluntary or involuntary abstaining from following up the satellite channels and other means of media for a number of reasons hidden or declared by the person who assumes this attitude against such means of communication, or because this person is unable to follow up due to the barrier of the language used by these media channels; this failure may be due to programmed plans drawn by the owners of these means who intentionally ignore the problems of the immigrant or going too far in degrading his image or underestimating his value.” The research sought to study the theme of (Media separation: the Relationship of Arab Immigrants with the Media of the Countries of Diaspora, Sweden as a model). The research has also identified some concepts and terminology relative to the subject matter of the research, including the researcher`s knowledge of relevant previous studies and research related to the subject of the study and the extent of its utilization of the results.