SOCIAL VALUES – CONTENT ANALYSIS OF ROMANIAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS' WEBSITES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47743/asas-2025-2-825Keywords:
social values, diaspora, communities, relationships, websitesAbstract
Diaspora communities are formed based on various interests, such as economic, religious, or ethnic interests, and they play a role in providing support and assistance to newcomers. They facilitate integration and assimilation and help to redefine identity. However, communication with those in their countries of origin is both necessary for emigrants and facilitated by new technologies. The paper below presents an analysis of research carried out within a doctoral programme on 'The dynamics of social values in Romanian communities in the United States of America'. Social values indicated in online communities were tracked using Rezohazy, Roshon, and Boudon's approaches to social values, and Massey's unified theory of migration. This qualitative, online research exclusively focuses on diaspora community websites and tracks the social values indicated in their missions, declared values, and announced activities. The analysis indicates the presence of values that support the development of both the host society and the place of origin, suggesting the formation of balanced social ties.
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