Language and interracial communication in the United States : speaking in black and white / George B. Ray.
2009
HM1211 .R39 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Language and interracial communication in the United States : speaking in black and white / George B. Ray.
Author
Ray, George B.
ISBN
9780820462455 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0820462454 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0820462454 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Peter Lang, c2009.
Language
English
Description
ix, 198 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HM1211 .R39 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.896/073
Summary
From the Publisher: This book presents a review and synthesis of research on communication patterns between blacks and whites in the United States, developing the overall theme that race relations remain difficult due to continuing racial discrimination and a lack of extensive interracial contact. The election of Barack Obama as president, however, reveals some important shifts that may be occurring in contemporary society. Almost unimaginable only a few years ago, the election of an African American to the highest office may signal that communication about race and race-related issues is becoming less problematic in current race relations. This book concludes that multiculturalism and interracial contact offer the most viable approaches to understanding and improving interracial communication. The book is geared toward scholars and students and is relevant for classroom adoption in courses ranging from interracial communication to intercultural communication.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Series
Language as social action ; v. 1.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction to interracial communication
2: Overview of race relations in the United States
3: Language issues in interracial communication
4: Patterns of interracial communication: educational and workplace contexts
5: Stereotyping : media images, social cognition, and discourse
6: Prospects for interracial communication
References
Author index
Subject index.
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction to interracial communication
2: Overview of race relations in the United States
3: Language issues in interracial communication
4: Patterns of interracial communication: educational and workplace contexts
5: Stereotyping : media images, social cognition, and discourse
6: Prospects for interracial communication
References
Author index
Subject index.