La representación social de Japón entre inmigrantes hispanoamericanos profesionales: dimensiones simbólicas trascendiendo motivaciones económicas
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https://doi.org/10.14422/mig.23790.017Palabras clave:
migración internacional, representación social, profesionales extranjeros, Japón, hispanoamericanosResumen
Este artículo examina cómo profesionales hispanoamericanos construyeron representaciones premigratorias de Japón como un destino significativo y cómo la exposición cultural configuró imaginarios simbólicos de movilidad aspiracional. Fundamentado en la Teoría de Representaciones Sociales y un diseño metodológico mixto (análisis prototípico, análisis de redes semánticas, entrevista y encuesta a 181 residentes en Japón llegados en el siglo XXI), el estudio revela una representación jerárquicamente estructurada, anclada en nociones de excelencia, cultura visual, aprendizaje y seguridad. Manifiestan orientaciones culturales y de aprendizaje-crecimiento como centrales, con elementos económicos periféricos. La exposición temprana y sostenida a medios japoneses emerge como mecanismo clave de objetivación y anclaje, posicionando a Japón como destino deseable en ausencia de redes étnicas o institucionales. Los hallazgos demuestran que la migración implica un proceso de construcción de significados, donde la fascinación cultural, el desarrollo personal y la identidad aspiracional se entrelazan, aportando una dimensión simbólica y cognitiva a la teoría migratoria.
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