Intergroup communication : multiple perspectives

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Title:

Intergroup communication : multiple perspectives

Author:

Giles, Howard.

ISBN:

9780820467399

Publication Information:

New York : Peter Lang, c2005.

Physical Description:

viii, 277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Language as social action, v. 2

Series Title:

Language as social action, 1529-2436 ; v. 2

Contents:

Prologue : intergroup theory and communication processes / Jake Harwood, Howard Giles & Nik Palomares -- Culture : intersections of intergroup and identity theories / Michael Hecht, Ronald L. Jackson II & Margaret J. Pitts -- An intergroup analysis of sexual and gender identity / Chris Hajek, Jessica Abrams & Tamar Murachver -- Multilingual communication and social identification / Itesh Sachdev & Richard Bourhis -- Intergroup perspectives on communication, age, and intergenerational communication / Angie Williams & Peter Garrett -- Intergroup perspectives on communication and disability / Ellen B. Ryan ... [et al.] -- Social identity, influence, and communication within small groups / Michael A. Hogg & R. Scott Tindale -- Organizations / Neil Paulsen ... [et al.] -- Social identity theory and mass communication research / Jake Harwood & Abhik Roy -- Intergroup dimensions of the Internet / Tom Postmes & Nancy Baym -- Epilogue : an intergroup communication perspective / Scott Reid, Howard Giles & Jake Harwood.

Abstract:

"In Intergroup Communication: Multiple Perspectives contributors address the key themes in intergroup communication and describe the way communication processes relate to different cultures, gender and sexuality, disability, linguistic issues, and age groups. The chapters examine the important role that intergroup processes play in interpersonal, small group, organizational, and mass communication. This book also considers the impact of new technologies on communication. Intergroup Communication will be invaluable for scholars in the areas of communication and intergroup social psychology and is suited for upper-division undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in those areas."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Intergroup relations.

Social groups.

Communication -- Social aspects.

Group identity.

Added Author:

Giles, Howard.

Harwood, Jake.

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This collection of original essays by leading international scholars provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of intergroup communication. In Intergroup Communication: Multiple Perspectives , contributors address the key themes in intergroup communication and describe the way communication processes relate to different cultures, gender and sexuality, disability, linguistic issues, and age groups. The chapters examine the important role that intergroup processes play in interpersonal, small group, organizational, and mass communication. This book also considers the impact of new technologies on communication. Intergroup Communication will be invaluable for scholars in the areas of communication and intergroup social psychology and is suited for upper-division undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in those areas.