Cultural differences in conflict styles: Vietnamese refugees and established residents

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-68

  Dsilva, Margaret U ^a   Whyte, Lisa O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

High Context; Individualism collectivism; Intercultural Conflict; Low Context; Vietnamese Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011053483     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106461798247113     Document Type: Article

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