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contextual theory of interethnic communication  

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  • Ethnic diversity has become an increasingly salient and significant social issue in many societies around the world. Even as individuals of differing ethnic backgrounds live and work more closely than ever before, issues of ethnicity continue to invoke intense and often volatile responses. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Contextual Theory of Interethnic Communication]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-C9DQSCCR-0

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