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W poszukiwaniu oznak szoku kulturowego – polskie imigrantki w Wielkiej Brytanii,
In Search for Signs of Culture Shock: Polish Female Migrants in the UK

Author(s): Barbara Czarnecka
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: culture shock; netnography; post-accession migration

Summary/Abstract: It is reported that since Poland joined the European Union around 70% of all Eastern European immigrants have been Polish. The question in this paper is what attitudes towards, and what opinions of British society do the Polish immigrants hold and how do these opinions correspond to the respective stages of culture shock? Netnography was used to analyse two online discussion groups: ‘Polki w Anglii’ [Polish Women in England] and ‘Matki Polki w UK’ [Polish Mothers in the UK] at two points in time: 2005–2006 and 2010 in order to identify any possible changes in attitudes.

  • Issue Year: IV/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-126
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish