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To be Indian (hyphen) American: Communicating diaspora, identity and home.
(1998)
This idea of cultural fusion is best examined utilizing Jean Gebser's theory of civilizational expression. In his text, The Ever-Present Origin (1949/1985), Gebser explains the structures of consciousness as ways of being ...
Ethnic identity and intergroup communication among Korean Americans and Vietnamese Americans in Oklahoma.
(1998)
Ethnic identity is frequently characterized as having objective, subjective, and situational components. Separating these components becomes difficult especially when research taps into the personal, diverse experiences ...
Effects of debate viewing and citizen discussion on political malaise.
(1998)
The last Presidential election of the twentieth century is over; and, as the United States quickly approaches the next millennium, it is appropriate to examine the state of political attitudes. This study examines the state ...
A cross-cultural analysis of the recognition and handling of conversational misunderstanding /
(1997)
As a result, the study finds that interactants' recognitions and handlings of misunderstanding are largely the same across American and Japanese conversations, while, at the same time, there are also some cultural differences. ...
Argumentativeness, verbal aggressiveness, communication apprehension and their relationship to acceptance and support of decisions made in small groups.
(1999)
For analysis of the data, individual predisposition measures were the scores from the ARG, VA and CA questionnaire, and the behavior scores were tabulated from the coded group activity for each person. The "acceptance" ...
Computer-mediated social support, older adults, and coping.
(1999)
One hundred and thirty-six older adults using SeniorNet and other related websites were recruited for this study via the Internet. They were asked to complete an on-line questionnaire. Each participant was asked to rate ...
Women, politics, and power: The media's construction of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
(1999)
From the beginning, their open political partnership was hotly discussed and debated in the media. Media attention and concern centered on Rodham Clinton's political power and influence. With her appointment to head the ...
A cross-cultural analysis of response to authority in the classroom.
(1998)
To test these hypotheses, the author developed a survey designed to test for different communication styles vis-a-vis authority, in the person of university faculty, on the part of students grouped by nationality to represent ...
Cross-cultural adaptation and host environment: A study of international students in Japan.
(1998)
The study was designed based on Kim's comprehensive theory, which conceptualizes intercultural adaptation in terms of interaction/communication between adapting individuals and surrounding host environment.
An integrative approach to stories and storytelling: The expression of organizational commitment and social identity in retirement centers.
(1998)
Results of the content analysis validated the typology of five functions and showed that "proof by example" stories were told most frequently. A chi-square test revealed a significant relationship between membership status ...