Gendered Communication Pattern in Host-Refugees Setting in Pekanbaru City, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-2-494069-87-9_25How to use a DOI?

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refugee; Indonesia; communication pattern; intercultural communication; host

Abstract

This research is a part of a study that focuses on the communication between refugees and hosts in Pekanbaru city, Indonesia. ‘Refugee’ is a status to refer to people who are forced to leave their home countries because of war, violence, conflict, or persecution to survive in neighboring countries or countries directed by the UNHCR. Indonesia is one of the transit countries that take care of refugees before they relocated to third-world countries. There are 13 pointed cities to manage the refugees by the government, and one is Pekanbaru City. The waiting time for resettlement can be indefinite for refugees which mean in these circumstances they will form a social life as a form of social functioning. Thus, this study takes a look at that particular point. Exploring their interaction when communicating with the host by using observation and interviews in a phenomenological approach. This research found that between hosts and refugees communication patterns form gender patterns. This study also reports on the factors that might influence the formation of these gender-based communication patterns that occur in the research area and how is it shaping their topic conversation. The result organically according to the situation on the site instead of reposting from a journal existed. The finding will show the sustainability of refugees’ life in Indonesia and complement its participation in maintaining world peace as enshrined in the 1945 Constitution.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wulandari Happy
AU  - Abdul Muati Ahmad
AU  - Jusang Bolong
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/26
TI  - Gendered Communication Pattern in Host-Refugees Setting in Pekanbaru City, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (AICOSH 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 206
EP  - 213
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-87-9_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-87-9_25
ID  - Happy2022
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