US host nationals' attitudes toward Japanese: the role of communication and relational solidarity in the intergroup contact hypothesis

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 584-600

  Imamura, Makiko ^a   Zhang, Yan Bing ^b   Shim, Cheongmi ^c  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication frequency; communication quality; intergroup attitudes; intergroup contact; relational Solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869156862     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2012.717096     Document Type: Article

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