African American communication : exploring identity and culture / Michael L. Hecht, Ronald L. Jackson II, Sidney A. Ribeau.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:LEA's communication series.
Main Author: Hecht, Michael L.
Other Authors: Jackson, Ronald L., 1970-
Ribeau, Sidney A.
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:LEA's communication series.
Subjects:
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Communication.
Physical Description:xix, 321 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Surveying the Ancestral Heritage of African American Culture
  • Historical Roots of the Composite African American Experience and the Metatheory of Afrocentricity
  • African Americans in Contemporary U.S. Culture
  • African American Culture and Communication
  • An Interpretive, Cultural Approach
  • Communication as a Cultural Process: A Perspective
  • Sensitizing Constructs
  • Self, Identity, Cultural Identity, and African American Cultural Identity
  • Communication Competence
  • Cultural Appropriateness
  • Cultural Effectiveness
  • African American Language and Communication Styles
  • Language Style
  • Core Symbols and Communication Style
  • Other Communication Styles
  • African American Relationships and Cultural Identity Negotiation
  • African American Children and Youth Relationships
  • Development of Racial Attitudes Among African American Children
  • Race-Related Stress Among African American Adolescents
  • African American Adolescents and Educational Achievement
  • Gender Identity Differences Among African American Adolescents and Adults
  • African American Families
  • Arican American Family Structure
  • African American Friendship, Dating, and Marital Relationships
  • African American Workplace Relationships
  • Status of African Americans in the United States
  • Communication Theory of Identity
  • Basic Concepts of the Communication Theory of Identity
  • Frames of Reference
  • Basic Assumptions of the Theory
  • Applications of the Theory
  • Cultural Contracts Theory
  • Basic Premises
  • Basic Assumptions of Cultural Contracts Theory
  • Future Directions
  • Research Methodology
  • Practical Applications.