Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities, and Choices

by Deborah A. Brunson, Linda L. Lampl, Felecia F. Jordan-Jackson

Race relations remain an important and salient issue, particularly in such diverse societies as the United States. With all the benefits of life in a multi-cultural setting, drawbacks are inevitable, with conflict being among the most prevalent.   Such conflicts are fueled by real and perceived differences among people in their manner, custom, values, and beliefs. Interracial   Contexts, Communities, and Choices offers opportunities for the reader to engage in thought, reflection, and dialogue around many of the issues that frame and inform interracial communication which necessarily affect the quality of these intergroup relationships. Filling a long-standing gap in the interracial communication conceptual and pedagogical literature, Interracial   Contexts, Communities, and Choices

483 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2010