Communication Studies articles from June 2000

Communication Studies archives from June 2000

ANTIRACISM AND THE ABOLITION OF WHITENESS: RHETORICAL STRATEGIES OF DOMINATION AMONG "RACE TRAITORS".
June 22, 2000... In April 1997, the University of California at Berkeley hosted "The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness," the first academic conference in the United States dedicated to "talking about whiteness" (Kaufman, 1996). Organized by a group of Berkeley...

INTRAFAMILY SECRETS IN VARIOUS FAMILY CONFIGURATIONS: A COMMUNICATION BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE.
June 22, 2000... As blended and single-parent families have become more common (Cherlin, 1992; Fine, 1992, 1993; Ganong & Coleman, 1994; McLanahan & Sandefur, 1994; Spain & Bianchi, 1996), scholars have increasingly focused on family configurations besides the...

PERCEPTIONS OF DREAM-DISCLOSURE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY.
June 22, 2000... Self-disclosure, a central communication activity in the development of interpersonal relationships, occurs when a person reveals previously unknown details concerning identity, values, views, and opinions (Derlega, Metts, Petronio, & Margulis,...

ATTACHMENT STYLE AND THE COGNITIVE REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS.
June 22, 2000... The influence of attachment style on adult relationships has been drawing a great deal of scholarly attention in recent years. Attachment theory was originally introduced in order to explain how the early affectional bond between a mother and...

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ATTITUDES AND SUBJECTIVE NORMS: TESTING THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION ACROSS CULTURES.
June 22, 2000... According to the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), people intend to behave in ways that allow them to obtain favorable outcomes and meet the expectations of others (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980). TRA has generated a great amount of research explaining...

OUT OF CLASS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FACULTY AND STUDENTS: A FACULTY PERSPECTIVE.
June 22, 2000... Researchers examining educational settings and communication practices have focused largely on behaviors inside the formal classroom. For example, Nussbaum's (1992) review of effective teacher behaviors was limited to in-class behaviors of...

PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE: THE COMMUNICATION SCHOLAR AS CITIZEN.
June 22, 2000... I was pleased with the theme Cindy selected, "CSCA at the Millennium, Prospects for the Future," because it so captures my hope for our discipline at the early dawn of the 21st Century. Although I believe the 20th century, with its advances in...