The Editorial Dimensions of the Connection of Caribbean Immigrants to Their Referents.

Regis, Humphrey A.; Lashley, Leroy L.

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ERIC Number: EJ442393

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Editorial Dimensions of the Connection of Caribbean Immigrants to Their Referents.

Regis, Humphrey A.; Lashley, Leroy L.

Journal of Black Studies, v22 n3 p380-91 Mar 1992

Uses news stories in "Iere," a Caribbean community newspaper in Washington, DC, to examine the communication and relationship that Caribbean immigrants develop with their native referent groups. The 98 stories reviewed suggest stronger identification with the Caribbean community as a whole than with the specific islands Trinidad and Jamaica. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Nationals, Group Unity, Immigrants, Indigenous Populations, Mass Media Role, Nationalism, Newspapers, Social Integration, Subcultures

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago

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