“When Social Media are Your Sole Life Jacket”: A Capability Analysis of Foreign Brides’ Empowerment by Social Media in South Korea

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dc.contributor.authorNduhura, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorKim, Shin Dong
dc.contributor.authorMumporeze, Nadine
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-15T19:11:58Z
dc.date.available2023-08-15T19:11:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractSocial media have proven to be among the digital developments that have drawn the highest academic interest since the early 2000s. As regards digital migration, empirical evidence has established countless benefits of using social media, including the reinforcement of social ties (also referred to as strong, weak, and latent ties), thus allowing technologically mediated social practices that were impossible before the advent of social media. From this backdrop, the present paper aims to shed light on the ways foreign brides harness social media platforms in South Korea. This research is underpinned by Sen’s Capabilities Approach and, drawing from qualitative interviews and focus groups discussions, the authors undertake to verify the extent to which this approach is appropriate to explain the foreign brides’ situation. Key findings suggest that social media play a pivotal role in foreign brides’ empowerment as they navigate dire conditions, but also, in some instances, may embed capability deprivation. This research bears significant theoretical implications as regards the Sen’s Capabilities Approach. Among other things, the study concludes that individuals are not necessarily responsible masters of their own destinies as contended by Capability Approach proponents.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNduhura, D., Kim, S. D., & Mumporeze, N. (2019). “When Social Media are Your Sole Life Jacket”: A Capability Analysis of Foreign Brides’ Empowerment by Social Media in South Korea. OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society, 9(1), 148-184.http://dx.doi.org/10.14431/omnes.2019.01.9.1.148en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9142
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Journal of Multicultural Societyen_US
dc.subjectdigital migrationen_US
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectcapability approachen_US
dc.subjectforeign bridesen_US
dc.subjectempowermenten_US
dc.title“When Social Media are Your Sole Life Jacket”: A Capability Analysis of Foreign Brides’ Empowerment by Social Media in South Koreaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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