Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
947414 International Journal of Intercultural Relations 2010 11 Pages PDF
Abstract

Through an inductive, qualitative methodological frame, this study examines 957 stories of discrimination collected as part of a larger study on uncertainty in oppressive forms of communication. Specifically, this paper focuses on how a large, diverse group of individuals defined their experiences with discrimination – based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and abilities – in similar and different ways. Using a coordinated management of meaning theoretical frame of analysis, several thematic insights are explicated demonstrating the (1) core elements of communicative discrimination across narratives, and (2) diverse nature of meaning-making across different cultural groups. Following a description of these interpretive findings, directions for future research and implications for praxis are discussed.

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