@inproceedings{613d1164f6154789825d2816ae7a149e,
title = "Domestic migrant workers in Israel: The strength of weak ties",
abstract = "This paper presents an ongoing exploratory study examining the role that weak ties play in the information behaviour of domestic migrant workers living in Israel. Weak ties are social acquaintances that provide varied information and social support. The study used the narrative inquiry method that allows the researcher to study and understand information behaviours intrinsically related to the life stories of the population studied. The interviews looked for narratives that described their interactions with different information sources, and the role that weak ties play as sources of information and social support that help them make sense of their lives in Israel. Findings revealed that weak ties fulfilled four functions: extending access to information, fostering social interactions with dissimilar others, facilitating low-risk discussion of high-risk topics, and fostering a sense of belonging.",
keywords = "Information seeking, Information sources, Migrant workers, Migration, Weak ties",
author = "Jenny Bronstein",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018.; 13th International Conference on Transforming Digital Worlds, iConference 2018 ; Conference date: 25-03-2018 Through 28-03-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78105-1_47",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
isbn = "9783319781044",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "429--434",
editor = "Gobinda Chowdhury and Julie McLeod and Val Gillet and Peter Willett",
booktitle = "Transforming Digital Worlds - 13th International Conference, iConference 2018, Proceedings",
address = "ألمانيا",
}