From Miscegenation to Multiculturalism
@article{Foeman1999FromMT, title={From Miscegenation to Multiculturalism}, author={Anita Kathy Foeman and Teresa A. Nance}, journal={Journal of Black Studies}, year={1999}, volume={29}, pages={540 - 557} }
Our first blueprint for social interaction comes from our family of origin. To a large extent, this blueprint is based on culture (Gudykunst & Ting-Toomey, 1990). We have come to understand how outside influences affect in-group communication (see Foeman & Pressley, 1987; Kochman, 1981; Orbe, 1994; Stanback & Pearce, 1981, for examples of this dynamic in Black-White race relations). However, much investigation still needs to be conducted to understand communication when individuals from…
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