Communicating Ethnic and Cultural Identity

This intercultural communication text reader brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Introducing and applying key concepts theories and approaches_from empirical to ethnographic_a wide variety of essays look at the experiences of African Americans Asians Asian Americans Latino/as and Native Americans as well as many cultural groups. The authors also explore issues such as gender race class spirituality alternative lifestyles and inter- and intra-ethnic identity. Sites of analysis range from movies and photo albums to beauty salons and Deadhead concerts.