Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Labor Migration and ICT
Chapter 3. Social Science of Technology Appropriation and
Impact
Chapter 4. Acculturation and Mobile Communication
Chapter 5. Methods
Chapter 6. Mobile Phone Appropriation
Chapter 7. Acculturation and Adaptation
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Appendixes
References
About the Author
Rajiv Aricat is research fellow at the School of Social Sciences,
NTU, Singapore.
Rich Ling is Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and adjunct at the
University of Michigan.
This is important, ground-breaking research on migrant workers’ use
of mobile phones to acculturate into their host countries. Well
written and so timely, the book contributes to our understanding of
the role of mobile communication to potentially bridge
intercultural divides. A must read!
*Robert Shuter, Marquette University*
The communication practices of migrants are crucial for their
successful adaptation and well-being. Through insightful fieldwork
and theoretically-informed analysis, this pithy volume sheds light
on the burdens and gratifications migrants experience when engaging
in mobile communication to maintain ties with family as they
negotiate uncharted territory.
*Sun Sun Lim, Singapore University of Technology and Design*
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