Communicating Racism Ethnic Prejudice in Thought and Talk |
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| Author:
| van Dijk, Teun A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-2674-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1987 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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How does everyday talk contribute to the spread and acceptance of ethnic prejudice?
Communicating Racism is a revealing interdisciplinary study of ethnic prejudices and the ways in which they are diffused through interpersonal communication and intergroup interaction.
In this clearly written and comprehensive study, van Dijk establishes a crucial link between the cognitive, social and communicative dimensions of racism. He examines: the social psychology of ethnic attitudes;...
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How does everyday talk contribute to the spread and acceptance of ethnic prejudice?
Communicating Racism is a revealing interdisciplinary study of ethnic prejudices and the ways in which they are diffused through interpersonal communication and intergroup interaction.
In this clearly written and comprehensive study, van Dijk establishes a crucial link between the cognitive, social and communicative dimensions of racism. He examines: the social psychology of ethnic attitudes; the cognitive psychology of ethnic prejudice; and the social context of prejudice; the interpersonal communication of racism.
By analysing informal discourse and the reproduction of racism within the white majority, the author of