Religious Fundamentalism and Intercultural Communication: The Relationships Among Ethnocentrism, Intercultural Communication Apprehension, Religious Fundamentalism, Homonegativity, and Tolerance for Religious Disagreements

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-44

  Wrench, Jason S ^a   Corrigan, Michael W ^a   McCroskey, James C ^a   Punyanunt Carter, Narissra M ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnocentrism; Homonegativity; Intercultural Communication Apprehension; Religious Fundamentalism; Tolerance for Disagreements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950705424     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475740600739198     Document Type: Article

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