Title:
Interracial communication : theory into practice
Author:
Orbe, Mark P., author.
ISBN:
9781452275710
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Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Description:
xviii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Previous edition: 2008.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Studying Interracial Communication -- Defining Interracial Communication -- Why Study Interracial Communication? -- Acknowledging Racial Locations -- Setting the Stage for Optimal Discussions of Race -- Fostering Interracial Dialogue -- Building Community in the Classroom -- Ground Rules for Classroom Discussions -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 2.The History of Race -- History of Racial Classification -- Economic and Political Expansion and Race -- A Chosen People -- Racism -- Colonialism -- The Biological Foundations of Race -- The Sociopolitical Construction of Race -- The Fluid Nature of Racial Categories -- Race Designations in the United States -- The Significance of Race Today -- Immigration and Migration Tensions -- Post-September 11 Tensions -- President Obama's Historic Election -- The Most Diverse U.S. Congress -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings --
Contents note continued: Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 3.The Power of Verbal and Nonverbal Codes -- The Power of Verbal Codes -- Verbal Codes as a Tool -- Verbal Codes as a Prism -- Verbal Cues as a Display -- The Power of Labels -- White Privilege -- African Americans -- Asian Americans -- European Americans -- Jewish Americans -- Latin@ Americans -- Middle Eastern Americans -- Multiracial Americans -- Native Americans -- The Power of Nonverbal Codes -- Types of Nonverbal Codes -- Expectancy Violations Theory -- The Context of Verbal and Nonverbal Codes -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 4.Racial and Ethnic Identity Negotiation -- Approaches to Studying Identity -- Cultural Identity Development Models -- Understanding Whiteness -- Macrocultural Identity Development Model -- Microcultural Identity Development Model -- Biracial Identity Development Model -- The Co-Creation of Identity -- Symbolic Interactionism --
Contents note continued: Theories of Identity Management -- Communication Theory of Identity -- Focus on Racial/Ethnic Identity Negotiation -- Family and Friends -- Dominant Societal Institutions/Organizations -- Mass Media -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 5.Intersectionality of Identities -- Acknowledging Multiple Cultural Identities -- Intersectionality of Identities -- Potentially Salient Aspects of Cultural Identity -- Abilities -- Age -- Gender -- Nationality -- Sexual Orientation -- Socioeconomic Status -- Spirituality -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 6.Theoretical Approaches to Studying Interracial Communication -- Interracial Communication Models -- Theorizing Interracial Communication -- Social Scientific Theories -- Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory -- Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) -- Cross-Cultural Adaptation Theory --
Contents note continued: Interpretive Theories -- Speech Community Theory -- Co-Cultural Theory -- Cultural Contracts Theory -- Third-Culture Building -- Critical Theories -- Critical Race Theory -- Afrocentricity -- Complicity Theory -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 7.Racial Hierarchies as International Communication Phenomena -- The Intersection of Colorism and Interracial Communication -- Colonization -- Colorism as a Socializing Process -- Racial/Ethnic Communities -- Skin Color as Social Capital -- Skin Whitening and the Price of Beauty -- Transforming Attitudes Toward Racial Hierarchies -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 8.Friendships and Romantic Relationships -- History of Race Relations -- Internet Dating and Race -- Mental Models of Interracial Romantic ReLationships -- Contact Hypothesis and Race ReLations -- Structural Theory --
Contents note continued: Quality of Interactions -- Hypergamy -- Differentiated Model -- Common Intergroup Identity Model -- Barriers to Interracial Relationships -- Social Forces -- Preferences for Marriage Candidates -- Interracial Relationship Development Model -- Racial Awareness -- Coping -- Identity Emergence -- Maintenance -- Myths and Smoke Screens About Interracial Romantic Relationships -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 9.Interracial Communication in the Workplace -- Theory of Responsiveness to Workplace Diversity -- Dialogic Approach -- Interaction-Based Approach -- Applied Approach -- Deconstructing Whiteness: White Leader Prototype -- Racializing the Organizational Context -- General Organizational Principles -- Practicing Diversity Management -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 10.Interracial Conflict -- Contextual Sources of Conflict --
Contents note continued: Contemporary Social Inequality -- Anxiety -- Violence -- Ingroup/Outgroup Tensions -- Perceptual Differences -- Stereotyping/Lack of Exposure -- Conflict Styles -- Racial/Ethnic Conflict Styles -- Racial/Ethnic Comparisons -- Thinking Critically About Existing Research -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning -- 11.Race/Ethnicity and the Mass Media -- Media Theories: An Introduction -- Cultivation Theory -- Cultural Studies -- Social Learning Theory -- Standpoint Theory -- Mass Media Representations of Racialized Others -- African Americans -- Asian Americans -- European Americans -- Latin@ Americans -- First Nations People -- Middle Eastern Americans -- Racialized Media Use Habits -- The Internet as a Mass Media Venue -- Implications and Consequences of Media Images -- Fostering an Enlightened and Aversive Racism -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning --
Contents note continued: 12.Moving From the Theoretical to the Practical -- Satisfying Interracial Communication -- Race-Related Training Models -- Levels of Racial Attitudes -- Working as an Ally -- Intercultural Dialectics -- The Realities of Interracial Dialogue -- Comparing Intraracial Debate Versus Interracial Dialogue -- Conclusion -- Recommended Contemporary Readings -- Opportunities for Extended Learning.
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