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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 ...
The interpersonal communication of racism: Racism and responses.
(2001)
The focus of this dissertation is on racist messages as they are received and interpreted by ethnic group members and the on the structure of responses to those messages. Specifically the research questions addressed in ...
Caught in the crossfire: Non-combatant communicative practices in Northern Ireland.
(2003)
This dissertation in the area of Language and Social Interaction (LSI) study, approved by the University of Oklahoma Institutional Review Board (IRB) as #2003-233, investigates language use and cultural identity of ...
Host environment, communication, and psychological health: A study of cross-cultural adaptation comparing Korean expatriates in the United States with American expatriates in South Korea.
(2003)
Future studies in this field could prove yet more fruitful by expanding the range of nationalities of the expatriate groups living and working in a variety of cultural regions. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
The impact of culturally acquired behavioral norms on workplace communication.
(2004)
This study explored cultural diversity influences on the concepts of time and punctuality; allowable limits of expressiveness; kinesics and oculesic cues; request/response time; and ethnic and gender preferences for ...
Stress, coping behavior, and social support in Japan and the United States.
(2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine cultural similarities and differences in perceptions of stress, coping behavior, and social support within the theoretical framework of two cultural factors (individualism/collectivism ...
Looking beyond the hijab: An analysis of Muslim adaptation to French culture.
(2006)
*This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation).
Italian American identity: A hermeneutic examination of Tampa's Italian community.
(2007)
This study focuses on how diverse interpretations of ethnicity within the United States produce meaning for Italian Americans. Research regarding Italian Americans and the effects of negative stereotypes, cultural products, ...
An examination of factors influencing United States student perceptions of native and non-native United States teacher effectiveness.
(1998)
Future research directions for integrating intercultural communication and intracultural communication concerns are discussed. Implications for training non-native U.S. instructors and developing future programs to enable ...