Las TIC en medio de las relaciones: Manejo de la distancia y la proximidad en las familias transnacionales
Current migratory experiences take place in a globalised world where transnational family communication using information and communication technologies (ICTs) is an increasingly widespread practice. With the aim of studying the experiences of distance in these processes, we undertook in-depth inter...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Repositorio: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/93665 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10609/93665 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | family communication experience of distance ICTs transnational family immigration Bolivia comunicación familiar Experiencia de la distancia TIC Familia transnacional Inmigración Communication in the family Comunicació en la família Comunicación en la familia |
| Sumario: | Current migratory experiences take place in a globalised world where transnational family communication using information and communication technologies (ICTs) is an increasingly widespread practice. With the aim of studying the experiences of distance in these processes, we undertook in-depth interviews and group discussions with 40 Bolivian immigrant women in Barcelona. This short descriptive article reflects on a number of results from this qualitative research. These results, firstly, highlight how ICTs are identified as the only medium for sustaining relationships and family roles at a distance. These technologies allow emotions and decisions to flow over borders. Secondly, for these women, use of these technologies has affected their experiences of distance and complicated their feelings of closeness and distance with respect to the non-migrant family members, as they highlight their presence and absence in the family dynamic. |
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