Constructing Co-Cultural Theory

This book presents a phenomenological framework for understanding the intricate relationship between culture, power and communication. Grounded in muted group and standpoint theory, this volume presents a theoretical framework which fosters a critically insightful vantage point into the complexities of culture, power and communication. Key coverage includes: a review and critique of the literature on co-cultural communication; a description of how the perspective of co-cultural group members were involved in each stage of theory development; and an explication of 25 co-cultural communication strategies and a model of six factors that influence strategy selection.

This book presents a phenomenological framework for understanding the intricate relationship between culture, power and communication. Grounded in muted group and standpoint theory, this volume presents a theoretical framework which fosters a critically insightful vantage point into the complexities of culture, power and communication. Key coverage includes: a review and critique of the literature on co-cultural communication; a description of how the perspective of co-cultural group members were involved in each stage of theory development; and an explication of 25 co-cultural communication strategies and a model of six factors that influence strategy selection.

Mark P. Orbe (Ph.D., Ohio University) conducts research in interpersonal communication, co-cultural communication, intergroup relations, African American communication, mass media representations of underrepresented group members, negotiation/intersection of multiple cultural identities. He is the author of Constructing Co-Cultural Theory (©1997, SAGE), co-author of the textbook Interracial Communication: Theory into Practice (©2001, Wadsworth), co-editor of the forthcoming Building Diverse Communities through Communication Research (Erlbaum), and has contributed chapters to numerous books. He is the editor of the Journal of Intergroup Relations, currently sits on the editorial boards of Women's Studies in Communication and Communication Studies, and has published in the following journals: Health Communication; Communication Quarterly; Communication Theory; International Journal of Intercultural Relations.