Difference Matters : Communicating Social Identity

by Allen, Brenda J.

• ISBN13: 9781577663041
• ISBN10: 1577663047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Difference and Other Important Matters	1	(22)
Difference Matters	4	(6)
Communicating Social Identity	10	(5)
Organizations	15	(1)
About Me	16	(2)
Overview of the Book	18	(2)
Reflection Matters	20	(3)
Power Matters	23	(16)
Conceptions of Power	25	(4)
Control in Organizations	29	(4)
Communicating Power	33	(4)
Conclusion	37	(1)
Reflection Matters	38	(1)
Gender Matters	39	(26)
What Is Gender and Why Does It Matter?	40	(1)
Constructing Gender in the United States	41	(4)
Gender and Divisions of Labor	45	(4)
Communicating Gender: The Role of Education	49	(4)
Power Dynamics and Gender	53	(3)
Communicating Gender in Organizations	56	(6)
Conclusion	62	(1)
Reflection Matters	63	(2)
Race Matters	65	(30)
What Is Race?	66	(2)
Why Race Matters	68	(2)
Constructing Race in the United States	70	(7)
Race and Labor	77	(5)
Communicating Race in Organizations	82	(10)
Conclusion	92	(1)
Reflection Matters	93	(2)
Social Class Matters	95	(22)
What Is Social Class?	97	(2)
Why Social Class Matters	99	(2)
Constructing Social Class in the United States	101	(3)
The Myth of a Classless Society	104	(2)
Social Class and Labor	106	(2)
Communicating Social Class in Organizations	108	(5)
Conclusion	113	(1)
Reflection Matters	114	(3)
Sexuality Matters	117	(22)
What Is Sexuality and Why Does It Matter?	118	(2)
Constructing Sexuality in the United States	120	(10)
Communicating Sexuality in Organizations	130	(5)
Conclusion	135	(1)
Reflection Matters	136	(3)
Ability Matters	139	(26)
Why Ability Matters	140	(3)
What Is Disability?	143	(1)
Constructing Disability in the United States	143	(9)
Interability Communication	152	(5)
Interability Interactions in Organizations	157	(4)
Conclusion	161	(1)
Reflection Matters	162	(3)
Age Matters	165	(22)
What Is Age?	166	(1)
Why Age Matters	167	(3)
Constructing Age in the United States	170	(6)
Understanding Intergenerational Communication	176	(3)
Communicating Age in Organizations	179	(5)
Conclusion	184	(1)
Reflection Matters	185	(2)
Communicating Social Identity	187	(18)
Difference Matters	187	(1)
Social Identities Are Social Constructions	188	(1)
Power Matters	189	(1)
Communication Rules!	190	(1)
Recommendations	190	(14)
Conclusion	204	(1)
Reflection Matters	204	(1)
Endnotes	205	(30)
Index	235