Cultural bias in communication science: Challenges of overcoming ethnocentric paradigms in Asia

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-421

  Kim, Min Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian communication theories; Cultural bias; Culture relative theorizing; Ethnocentric paradigms; Multicultural scientists

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249084395     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980903293338     Document Type: Article

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