Asian American Ethnicity and CommunicationSAGE Publications, 2000 M10 17 - 256 páginas In examining Asian American ethnicity and communication, William Gudykunst begins by summarizing the cultural characteristics of Asian cultures that affectAsian Americans′ communication. Next, he looks at Asian American immigration patterns, ethnic institutions, and family patterns, as well as at how ethnic and cultural identities influence Asian Americans′ communication. The author focuses on how communication is similar and different among Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans. Where applicable, similarities and differences in communication between Asian Americans and European Americans are also examined. Gudykunst concludes with a discussion of the role of communication in Asian immigrants′ acculturation to the United States. |
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Plan for the Book | 13 |
Chapter 2 CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASIAN CULTURES | 17 |
IndividualismCollectivism | 18 |
Hofstedes Dimensions of Cultural Variability | 36 |
Confucianism | 47 |
Conclusion | 51 |
Models of Ethnic and Cultural Identities | 105 |
Ethnic Identity Generation and Language Ability | 117 |
Conclusion | 129 |
Chapter 5 ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNICATION PATTERNS | 131 |
Communication Expectations | 132 |
Communication Styles | 147 |
Conclusion | 167 |
Chapter 6 COMMUNICATION AND ACCULTURATION | 169 |
Chapter 3 ASIAN AMERICAN ETHNIC GROUPS | 53 |
Chinese Americans | 59 |
Japanese Americans | 63 |
Filipino Americans | 71 |
Korean Americans | 76 |
Vietnamese Americans | 80 |
IndividualismCollectivism Across Ethnic Groups | 85 |
Conclusion | 87 |
Chapter 4 ETHNIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES | 89 |
Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity | 90 |
Asian American Panethnicity | 100 |
The Acculturation Process | 170 |
Communication Acculturation | 174 |
Interethnic Dating and Marriage | 187 |
Conclusion | 192 |
Survey of Asian American Communication | 195 |
Measurement | 196 |
References | 205 |
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About the Author | 244 |