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OpenStax Introduction to Business

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Don't Mention the Office: Workplace Bullying Spillover at Home

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Abstract Nearly half (47%) of surveyed American employees report experiencing at least one negative act weekly in their work career (Lutgen-Sandvik, Tracy, & Alberts, 2007). Ongoing negative communication exchanges can target a particular employee over time and result in workplace bullying. Unfor...

I Get It from My Mamma: Doing Race, Doing Gender

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Abstract In this case, the authors use autoethnographic narratives to situate and understand how conversations about race occur in the family, specifically within the mother–daughter context. Through the frameworks of strong Black womanhood and feminist theory, Autumn, with her mother, grandmothe...

Arkansas History: A Brief Survey

Author(s): James Brent

Arkansas was once known as the Wonder State. It remains beguiling, in its beautiful and mystical scenery and in the diversity of its people; it is inspiring, in how those people have come back so often from the most heart-wrenching circumstances, and how so many of them have drawn strength from the ...

A Primer on Applied Communication Research

Author(s): Chia-Ling Ho

A Primer on Applied Communication Research can assist anyone conducting applied communication research for the first time to become familiar with the entire process through completing a mini-project, including data collection (online & offline) and data analysis using an Excel Add-in data analysis t...

Pressure to Perform: BrettÃ**s Negotiations of Male Friendships, Body Image and Dating Relationships

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Abstract “Man, I’m dreading practice today—I’m still worn out from yesterday.” “Well, let’s plan on going out afterward. We could definitely use the break, and it’ll be great to just be able to chill . . . ” Brett sat toward the front of the classroom listening to the conversation behind him. “Th...

Immigration, Latinos and Politics

Author(s): Lisa Magana

The book explores the connection between immigration, Latinos and politics. It provides a comprehensive overview of immigration history, policies and laws and how they influence contemporary settings.   Finally, this book concludes with important and timely political implications and policy recommen...

Do Faces Lie? Ted Bundy and the Smiles of Strangers

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Sample Was Cicero right to believe that our seeing others’ faces makes us privy to their minds? Can we look other people in the eye and tell whether they’re trustworthy, as George W. Bush did with Vladimir Putin? Can we see their smile as “something special” and be heartened to know that they sho...