CHAPTER 6

Research Resources
Check out the following contemporary readings in communication at your library. (Hint: These are good sources to start with if you are asked to write a research paper!)

Floyd, K. (2000). "Attributions for Nonverbal Expressions of Liking and Disliking: The Extended Self-Serving Bias." Western Journal of Communication, 64: 385-404.

Gorham, J., S. H. Cohen, and T. L. Morris. (1999). "Fashion in the Classroom III: Effects of Instructor Attire and Immediacy in Natural Classroom Interactions." Communication Quarterly, 47: 281-299.

Paul, P. (1991). "Color in Intercultural Communication." Australian Journal of Communication, 18: 40-51.

Roach, K. D., and P. R. Byrne. (2001). "A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Instructor Communication in American and German Classrooms." Communication Education, 50: 1-14.

Links to Resources on the Web
* Read the article entitled "How's Your Personal Distance-Watch This Space" by Tara Maginnis. What do you learn about cultural rules for personal space? Have you had a similar experience when interacting with people from a culture other than your own?

* Visit this site for an article on traditional Chinese clothing and how careful choices in color, fabric, and design communicate important messages about tradition, values, and roles in Chinese and Taiwanese cultures. After reading the article, reflect on how your clothing choices reveal your values, beliefs and roles. As the article reports, fashion designers in the Republic of China are finding new ways to combine modern fashion aesthetics and trends with traditional Chinese symbols of good fortune. What are some of the ways that you communicate both your history and cultural identities as well as your individuality through your clothing choices?