美国华文媒体的发展及其对华人社区的影响被引量：10

The Growth of Chinese Language Media in the United States and Its Influence to Chinese Immigrant Community

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摘要 The rapid growth of the Chinese language media in the United States in recent years has been directly responded to broader demographic, social, and economic changes in America and in the Chinese immigrant community. As a social institution complementary rather than inharmonious to the host society and an economic enterprise, it serves as an important mechanism that helps shape individual orientation and community development. In this article, we first look at the driving forces behind the development of the ethnic media. We then provide a descriptive analysis of the ethnic media and explore what it offers to the immigrant community and what challenges it faces in a competitive environment. Finally, we examine how the ethnic media as a social institution influence the process of adjustment and assimilation of Chinese immigrants to American life. The rapid growth of the Chinese language media in the United States in recent years has been directly responded to broader demographic, social, and economic changes in America and in the Chinese immigrant community. As a social institution complementary rather than inharmonious to the host society and an economic enterprise, it serves as an important mechanism that helps shape individual orientation and community development. In this article, we first look at the driving forces behind the development of the ethnic media. We then provide a descriptive analysis of the ethnic media and explore what it offers to the immigrant community and what challenges it faces in a competitive environment. Finally, we examine how the ethnic media as a social institution influence the process of adjustment and assimilation of Chinese immigrants to American life.

作者周敏蔡国萱

机构地区美国洛杉矶加州大学社会学系

出处《社会学研究》 CSSCI 北大核心 2002年第5期83-97,共15页 Sociological Studies

关键词美国华文媒体发展华人社区印刷出版物电视台电台网络传媒生活影响

分类号 D771.2 [政治法律—中外政治制度]

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