Immigrants, Refugees, Intercultural Conflict and Communication with Property Owners and Managers in Mankato.
Location
CSU 253
Start Date
25-4-2006 8:45 AM
End Date
25-4-2006 10:15 AM
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Susan Schalge
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
With the growing numbers of immigrants and refugees in the Mankato area, there is bound to be intercultural communication and conflict. I did qualitative research about "intercultural communication and conflict between immigrant/refugee tenants and their property owners/ managers." This research consisted of interviewing immigrants, refugees, property managers/ owners, and service providers who work with them. I used anthropological methods to view the situation from multiple perspectives. The main themes I looked at were the types of landlord/tenant relationships, miscommunication, and conflict. I obtained a range of results. Some tenants and landlords/property managers talked to each other often, and were at least civil. Some tenants found landlords/management to be nice and understanding. There were also instances of communicational difficulties and conflict, especially in communicating the housing contracts. I hope that this research sheds light on what occurred.
Immigrants, Refugees, Intercultural Conflict and Communication with Property Owners and Managers in Mankato.
CSU 253
With the growing numbers of immigrants and refugees in the Mankato area, there is bound to be intercultural communication and conflict. I did qualitative research about "intercultural communication and conflict between immigrant/refugee tenants and their property owners/ managers." This research consisted of interviewing immigrants, refugees, property managers/ owners, and service providers who work with them. I used anthropological methods to view the situation from multiple perspectives. The main themes I looked at were the types of landlord/tenant relationships, miscommunication, and conflict. I obtained a range of results. Some tenants and landlords/property managers talked to each other often, and were at least civil. Some tenants found landlords/management to be nice and understanding. There were also instances of communicational difficulties and conflict, especially in communicating the housing contracts. I hope that this research sheds light on what occurred.
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Jessica. "Immigrants, Refugees, Intercultural Conflict and Communication with Property Owners and Managers in Mankato.." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2006.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2006/oral-session-J/3
