Interracial Communication With Infotrac

by Orbe, Mark P.; Harris, Tina M.

• ISBN13: 9780534528508
• ISBN10: 0534528503
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Incorporating the theory, research, and lived experiences of communication scholars, this comprehensive text fills a need in the market for an up-to-date, research-based text that offers balanced coverage of the dynamics of racial communication. The first section of the book provides a foundation for studying interracial communication and includes chapters on the history of race and racial categories, the importance of language, the development of racial and cultural identities, and various theoretical approaches. The second section takes the foundation concepts presented in Part I and uses them to help students understand how interracial communication plays out in a number of contexts: friendships and romantic relationships, organizations, public and group settings, and the mass media. Chapter 12 concludes the book by making the connection of theory and practice clear and applicable for improving interracial communication.

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
Acknowledgments	xvi
Part One Foundations for Interracial Communication Theory and Practice	1	(142)
Studying Interracial Communication	2	(23)
Introduction	2	(2)
Defining Interracial Communication	4	(3)
Why Study Interracial Communication?	7	(3)
Acknowledging Racial Standpoints	10	(6)
Setting the Stage for Discussions of Race	16	(6)
Building Community in the Classroom	17	(3)
Ground Rules for Classroom Discussion	20	(2)
Conclusion	22	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	23	(2)
The History of Race	25	(20)
History of Racial Classification	26	(2)
Economic and Political Expansion and Race	28	(2)
A Chosen People	28	(1)
Racism	29	(1)
Colonialism	30	(1)
The Biological Foundations of Race	30	(2)
The Sociopolitical Construction of Race	32	(6)
Comparing and Contrasting American Systems	34	(1)
Race Designations in the United States	35	(3)
The Significance of Race Today	38	(4)
Conclusion	42	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	43	(2)
The Power of Language, Labels, and Naming	45	(25)
The Myths of Political Correctness	46	(4)
The Power of Language	50	(4)
Language as a Tool	50	(2)
Language as a Prism	52	(1)
Language as a Display	53	(1)
The Power of Labels	54	(7)
African Americans	57	(1)
Asian Americans	58	(1)
European Americans	58	(1)
Latino/a Americans	59	(2)
Native Americans	61	(1)
Nonverbal Communication	61	(6)
The Context of Language Choices	64	(2)
The Context of Nonverbal Cues	66	(1)
Conclusion	67	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	68	(2)
The Development of Racial Identity and Racial Perceptions	70	(24)
Approaches to Studying Identity	71	(3)
The Co-Creation of Identity	73	(1)
Focus on Racial/Ethnic Identity	74	(6)
Family and Friends	74	(2)
Dominant Societal Institutions/Organizations	76	(2)
Mass Media	78	(2)
Cultural Identity Development Models	80	(12)
Understanding Whiteness	82	(1)
Macrocultural Identity Development Model	83	(4)
Microcultural Identity Development Model	87	(2)
Biracial Identity Development Model	89	(3)
Conclusion	92	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	92	(2)
Recognizing Multiple Self-Identities and Other Identities	94	(23)
Acknowledging Multiple Cultural Identities	95	(2)
Potentially Salient Aspects of Cultural Identity	97	(15)
Abilities	100	(1)
Age	101	(2)
Gender	103	(2)
Nationality	105	(1)
Sexual Orientation	106	(2)
Spirituality	108	(1)
Socioeconomic Status	109	(3)
Intersections of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and SES	112	(2)
Conclusion	114	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	115	(2)
Theoretical Approaches to Studying Interracial Communication	117	(26)
Interracial Communication Models	118	(3)
Transracial Communication Model	119	(1)
Interracial Communication Model	119	(1)
Cross Difference Communication Model	120	(1)
Theorizing Interracial Communication	121	(2)
Understanding Different Forms of Racialized Communication	123	(7)
Speech Community Theory	123	(2)
Critical Race Theory	125	(1)
Afrocentricity	126	(2)
Co-Cultural Theory	128	(2)
Theorizing Satisfying Communication	130	(2)
Understanding Interracial Communication Processes	132	(8)
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory	133	(2)
Third-Culture Building	135	(1)
Cross-Cultural Adaptation Theory	136	(2)
Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT)	138	(2)
Conclusion	140	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	141	(2)
Part Two Interracial Communication in Specific Contexts	143	(140)
Interracial Friendships	144	(21)
The Significance of Interracial Friendships	145	(4)
Barriers to Interracial Friendships	148	(1)
History and Interracial Friendships	149	(10)
Friendship Selection Process	154	(3)
Building Interracial Alliances	157	(2)
Defining the Issues and Boundaries of Interracial Friendships	159	(3)
Residential Desegregation and Interracial Friendships	161	(1)
Comparing Interracial and Intraracial Friendships	161	(1)
Effective Communication Strategies	162	(1)
Conclusion	163	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	164	(1)
Interracial Romantic Relationships	165	(24)
Increasing Numbers of Interracial Marriages	166	(2)
History of Interracial Relationships	168	(5)
Antimiscegenation Laws	170	(3)
Theories on Interracial Relationships	173	(5)
Structural Theory	174	(1)
Racial Motivation Theory	175	(3)
Preferences for Marriage Candidates	178	(4)
Social Group Influence	180	(2)
Model of Interracial Relationship Development	182	(3)
Conclusion	185	(2)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	187	(2)
Interracial Communication in the Context of Organizations	189	(26)
Organizational Communication	191	(2)
Understanding Organizational Theories	193	(3)
Organizational Culture	196	(3)
Racializing the Organizational Context	199	(2)
General Organizational Principles	201	(11)
For-Profit Organizations	204	(4)
Non-Profit Organizations	208	(1)
Case Study: A School in Action	209	(2)
Case Study: A Church and Neighborhood in Action	211	(1)
Conclusion	212	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	213	(2)
Public/Small Group Communication	215	(20)
Speech Making	217	(11)
Audience Analysis	218	(1)
Brainstorming	219	(2)
Narrowing the Topic	221	(1)
Researching	221	(1)
Organizing and Outlining the Speech	222	(2)
Writing	224	(1)
Delivery	225	(3)
Small Group Communication	228	(4)
Paralanguage	230	(2)
Conclusion	232	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	233	(2)
Race/Ethnicity, Interracial Communication, and the Mass Media	235	(28)
The Importance of the Mass Media	235	(2)
Mass Media Representations of Racialized Others	237	(6)
African Americans	237	(2)
Asian Americans	239	(1)
Latino/a Americans	240	(1)
Native Americans	241	(2)
Other Mass Media Venues	243	(10)
Newspapers	243	(3)
Advertising	246	(1)
Comic Strips	247	(2)
Internet	249	(4)
Racialized Viewing Habits: Focus on Television	253	(3)
TV Sitcoms	254	(2)
Implications and Consequences of Media Images	256	(3)
Fostering an ``Enlightened Racism''	258	(1)
Conclusion	259	(2)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	261	(2)
Moving From the Theoretical to the Practical	263	(20)
Identifying Potential Barriers to Interracial Communication	264	(7)
Six Orders of Contact	266
Barriers and Unproductive Assumptions	265	(3)
Problematic Communication Approaches	268	(3)
Setting the Stage for Effective Interracial Communication	271	(7)
Productive Approaches and Strategies	272	(1)
Race Relations Training	273	(1)
Training Models	274	(2)
Conflict Resolution	276	(2)
Fostering Interracial Dialogue	278	(2)
Conclusion	280	(1)
Opportunities for Extended Learning	281	(2)
References	283	(34)
Author Index	317	(5)
Subject Index	322