Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / “Third Place” in the Everyday Life of Young Migrants in Far Eastern Cities

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2024 17 (10)
Authors
Vinokurova, Anna V.; Ardalyanova, Anna Yu.
Contact information
Vinokurova, Anna V.: Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0001-6415-4680; Ardalyanova, Anna Yu.: Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, Russian Federation; ORCID: 0000-0002-3019-9626
Keywords
migration processes; foreign migration; young migrants; Central Asian countries; Russian Far East; city; “third place”; everyday practices
Abstract

The research presented in this article is based on the concept proposed by R. Oldenburg, according to which “third places” are spaces where people spend time between home (“first place”) and work (“second place”). In relation to our work, these are urban spaces where young migrants meet, communicate, and build various informal relationships. As the main research cases, we selected Far Eastern cities – Yakutsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok; “third places” in these cities are ethnic cafes and mosques (houses of prayer). Attention was focused on young migrants (18–35 years old) from Central Asian countries. The goal of the work was to identify exactly how these “third places” in Far Eastern cities are used, adapted, (re)created by migrants through the prism of their life experience and social characteristics; how fully they satisfy the needs for social and business interaction, communication, cultural, religious needs. The study was carried out on the basis of an integrated approach based on regional statistics and qualitative sociological methods (informal interviews). The results showed that young migrants’ visits to “third places” have some differences depending on their social status, age, gender, occupation, etc. “Third places” support a sense of belonging, belonging to a reference group, and form stronger horizontal connections between newlyweds. arriving migrants and those who have been in Far Eastern cities for a longer period of time

Pages
1847–1862
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DOCTPJ
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/154123

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