Mark P Orbe: 4 books
Communication Realities in a "Post-Racial" Society
What the U.S. Public Really Thinks of President Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
This book seeks to go beyond existing public polls regarding Barack Obama, and instead offers a comprehensive treatment of public perceptions that resist mass generalizations based on race, gender, age, political affiliation, or geographical location. Drawing from a large national qualitative data...
Interracial Communication
Theory Into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Interracial Communication: Theory Into Practice, Third Edition, by Mark P. Orbe and Tina M. Harris, guides readers in applying the contributions of recent communication theory to improving everyday communication among the races. The authors offer a comprehensive, practical foundation for dialogue...
Constructing Co-Cultural Theory
An Explication of Culture, Power, and Communication
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1997
This book presents a phenomenological framework for understanding the intricate relationship between culture, power and communication. Grounded in muted group and standpoint theory, this volume presents a theoretical framework which fosters a critically insightful vantage point into the complexities...
Adventures in Shondaland
Identity Politics and the Power of Representation
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Shonda Rhimes is one of the most powerful players in contemporary American network television. Beginning with her break-out hit series Grey’s Anatomy, she has successfully debuted Private Practice, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, The Catch, For The People, and Station 19. Rhimes’s work...