Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In an Intercultural Society
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 300
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This publication highlights the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion through issues such as traveling, poverty, social media, healthcare, and business. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In an Intercultural Society includes 14 chapters that address these variety of topics, along with a summary and a 10-question graded quiz at the end of each chapter.
CHAPTER 1: Intercultural Communication In Your Life
CHAPTER 2: An Introduction to Diversity
CHAPTER 3: Diversity: Benefits and Barriers
CHAPTER 4: Ethical Dimensions of Intercultural Communication
CHAPTER 5: Culture and Identity
CHAPTER 6: Sojourning, Assimilating, and Acculturating
CHAPTER 7: Intercultural Dimensions of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
CHAPTER 8: Conversing and Relating in Intercultural Contexts
CHAPTER 9: Intercultural Issues in Group Communication
CHAPTER 10: Intercultural Communication and Conflict
CHAPTER 11: Communicating Social Class and Understanding the Culture of Poverty
CHAPTER 12: Intercultural Communication and New Media
CHAPTER 13: Intercultural Issues in Health, Wellness, and Medicine
CHAPTER 14: Intercultural Communication in Business and Professional Contexts
Jeffrey Tyus presently serves as a Professor in the Department of Communication at Youngstown State University. He previously taught at Ohio University, Furman University, and Sinclair Community College before joining the faculty of YSU in 2007. Dr. Tyus earned his degrees from Ohio University, acquiring the BA and MA in the School of Telecommunication, and his Ph.D. in the School of Interpersonal Communication.
Dr. Tyus’ research agenda is heavily influenced by race, class, and gender studies, especially the study of underrepresented groups in American society. He has traveled three times to Ghana to recruit international students for both the Department of Communication and the university overall, as well as to take students on a Study Abroad experience. He most recently published a book chapter in the Sage Handbook of Family Communication that examined the portrayal of families in television sitcoms throughout the decades. He is currently researching the role communication can play in the opioid crisis.
Dr. Tyus is a member of the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) and the Ohio Communication Association (OCA). He served as President of OCA from 2004-2006. He has taken several YSU students to the OCA conference to deliver research papers and has guided several of these students to win the Top Undergraduate Communication Research Paper in the state of Ohio.
Jaietta Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication at Youngstown State University. Jaietta earned her degree from Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Media Communication. After working as a production engineer at a CBS affiliated television station she moved into the field of Public Relations earning her MA from NYU and currently is PhD, ABD from at Kent State University.
Although Jaietta has a vast career in communication, her research agenda focuses on Intercultural Communication and Multiculturalism. Jaietta’s current communication research focuses on diversity within the university setting. She examines the collegiate success of Black males from single mother households.
She is the owner and diversity, equity, and inclusion trainer of her company one2one Communication Consulting. She has provided seminars and diversity training for small businesses and organizations on topics of diversity, culturally inclusive climates and equity.