College campuses have been the scenes of racial tension and violence. How do problems in communication contribute to racial discord?
What will be an ideal response?
African Americans, Italian Americans, Korean Americans, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and many others live in the United States and interact daily, sometimes face-to-face and constantly through the media. But communication does not mean people listen to, much less understand, one another. Sometimes they assume that, as they become an educated nation, they will set aside their prejudices. Yet, in recent years, college campuses have been the scenes of tension, insults, and even violence. Fletcher Blanchard, Teri Lilly, and Leigh Ann Vaughn (1991) conducted an experiment at Smith College and found that even overheard statements can influence expressions of opinion on the issue of racism.
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