Percepción social que tienen de sus connacionales los inmigrantes colombianos residentes en Kendall (Miami, USA): Una investigación con colombianos que ven noticieros de televisión de los canales hispanos.

Abstract

This research is a descriptive study about the social perception of their fellow nationals among Colombian immigrants living in Kendall (Miami) and who watch television news from Hispanic channels.

To achieve the proposed objectives, the «Questionnaire of Social Perception for Colombian immigrants» was designed under the scope of the Social Perception Theory in relation with Emotions Acknowledgement, Impresszons Formation and the Cau sal Attributions undertaken by the individual during the development of the perceptive process.

In general terms, the results obtained show that after watching the tv news from Hispanic channels, the Colombian immigrants have a negative Social Perception of bis/her fellow nationals. They highlight the vision of Colombians as «sad», «nervous and «scared people. This is projected (according to immigrants' opinion) on their faces, gestures and body movements which are generally those of pain, anxiety and lack of security.