High-Resolution Image(s) of Intercultural Contact: Understanding Interculturalism with Personal Networks

Abstract: Intercultural contact is a well-studied phenomenon and particularly relevant in the context of migration. However, research in this field often treats immigrants as independent entities and ignores their role in social structures. An approach that can account for the complex dynamics and relational interdependencies underlying immigrants’ acculturation processes is the social network approach. We illustrate the value of bringing in a personal social network perspective to the study of intercultural contact with two cases: (1) Eritrean and Syrian refugees in Germany and (2) Ecuadorian, Moroccan, Pakistani, and Romanian immigrants in Barcelona, Spain. We conclude with some thoughts on the conceptual and methodological benefits of the social network approach and some reflections on policy implications

Object Details

• Alternative title: Klare(s) Bild(er) interkultureller Kontakte: Interkulturalität mithilfe persönlicher Netzwerke verstehen
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: High-Resolution Image(s) of Intercultural Contact: Understanding Interculturalism with Personal Networks ; number:66 ; year:2021 ; pages:21-29 ; Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; Easy social sciences ; Heft 66 (2021), 21-29

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Repke, Lydia ; Kraus, Elisabeth K. ; Silber, Henning ; Kassam, Kamal ; Bilgen, Ipek ; Johnson, Timothy P.

Further information

• DOI: 10.15464/easy.2021.003
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022080211222547761892
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:33 AM CEST