Showing papers by "Howard Giles published in 2002"

Ageism in the workplace: A communication perspective.

Abstract: creasingly higher, the resultant “aging world” will undeniably affect all of us. It is not unrealistic, for example, to envision a world twenty years hence where “older individuals” wield considerably more political power, are more active in the workplace and in universities, and have a much greater stake in the world’s economic output. New attitudes on health care and older people’s roles in education will be forged, and questions will be raised about the fairness of social security and other payments that are taken for granted today. This chapter examines one of these developments: changes in the workplace. Demographic workforce projections for the new millennium paint a mixed picture for older workers. On the positive side, most economists predict future shortages of skilled younger workers (Steinhauser 1998; Walsh and Lloyd 1984), predictions that bode well for older workers who possess advanced job skills. In fact, a recent study by Hall and Mirvis (1994) suggests that the paucity of skilled people in America’s workforce is already a problem for management. In this study, 75 percent of employers interviewed stated that filling jobs for skilled workers was an ongoing problem. Moreover, as the baby boom generation moves into the 50and 60-year-old age brackets, it is likely that there will be a disproportionate number of younger workers to fill the jobs that these baby boomers vacate. This should serve as yet another positive sign for the older individuals of tomorrow who wish to work during their later years. Another school of thought on workplace trends paints a bleaker picture. Economists and academics who adhere to this line of thinking point to the imbalance between supply and demand of jobs today and question how these figures can be turned around in a matter of decades. With 1989 survey poll results showing that roughly 5.4 million older people reported being “ready and willing to work but unable to secure a job” (Louis Harris 6 Ageism in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective Robert McCann and Howard Giles

Law enforcement, communication and community

Abstract: 1. Foreward (by Sanchez, Camerino) 2. Revoking our right to remain silent: Law enforcement communication in the 21st century (by Chernikoff Anderson, Michelle) 3. Community policing as communication reform (by Maguire, Ed) 4. Attitudes, culture and emotion in police talk (by Tuffin, Keith) 5. The impact of contemporary communication and information technologies on police organizations (by Flanagin, Andrew J.) 6. Fictional cops: Who are they, and what are they teaching us? (by Bulck, Jan J.M. v.d.) 7. Communication issues in policing family violence (by Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne) 8. The discourse of police interviews: The case of sexually abused children (by Cederborg, Ann-Christin) 9. In the shadow of the stalker: The problem of policing unwanted pursuit (by Spitzberg, Brian H.) 10. Signs and cultural messages of bias motivated crimes: Analysis of the hate component of intergroup violence (by Dunbar, Edward) 11. Crisis/hostage negotiations: A communication-based approach (by Rogan, Randall Gage) 12. Index

The Old Man Out: An Intergroup Analysis of Intergenerational Communication Among Gay Men

Abstract: Many writers have examined the appearance-oriented nature of gay culture. Complementarily, scholars have explored some of the socio-psychological experiences of younger, as well as older, gay men. However, research and theory have not examined communication issues and problems at the intersection of these research domains. Our analysis represents the first systematic attempt to address communication between younger and older gay men in terms of social identity theory and related constructs (such as social comparison and the “black sheep effect”) and in light of younger gay men's fears of growing older in a gay culture that places an excessively high value on physical appearance. In line with social identity theory, we suggest that some discrimination against older gay men may be, in part, a social creativity strategy invoked to communicatively enhance compromised self- or sexual-orientation social esteem.

Who Supports the English-Only Movement?: Evidence for Misconceptions about Latino Group Vitality

Abstract: The considerable growth in language minority populations in the US in recent years has been matched by an increase in language policies encapsulated by the English-only movement Using vitality theory as a framework, this study investigated if support for English-only policies among Anglo-Americans is related to perceptions about growing Latino group vitality (salience in the population, social institutions, and increased power/status) and the presence of Spanish in the linguistic landscape The study examined these issues by conducting a telephone survey (n = 389) in Santa Barbara, California As predicted, Anglo-Americans' perceptions of growing Latino vitality together with decreasing Anglo vitality, and a strong within group language identity, were related to support for English-only policies and (to a lesser extent) social limitations on immigrants Contrary to expectations, less contact with Spanish in the linguistic landscape was associated with greater support for English-only policies Older part

Perceptions of Younger, Middle-aged, and Older Adults in Australia and Japan: Stereotypes and age group vitality

Abstract: This study investigated the perceptions of young adults in Japan and Australia about their own age group, as well as middle-aged and older adults Using a self-administered questionnaire, 155 Japanese and 171 Australian students rated people in the three age groups on traits of personal vitality and benevolence, and also rated their age group vitalities Results indicated that Australians perceived both middle-aged and older adults in more positive terms than did Japanese and also perceived the vitality of these age groups as higher On the other hand, both Japanese and Australian young people judged the vitality of their own group as lower than that of middle-aged adults These results suggest that norms of filial piety, especially its respect dimension, in Japan may be eroding, whereas older Australians may be gaining in social stature

Perceptions of intergenerational communication across cultures: An italian case

Abstract: 406 Anglo-American, Italian-American, and Italian (Northern and Southern Italy) students were asked to evaluate past conversations with same-age peers, i.e., 17 to 30 years, and older adults, i.e., 65 years and older While according older adults more deference, all cultural groups perceived older adults as more rigid and nonaccommodating than younger adults. Exchanges with older adults were reported as having more negative affect than were those with other young adults, and were also more likely to be avoided.

Book review editor

Abstract: Karin Aronsson Linkoping University Janet Beavin Bavelas University of Victoria Charles Berger University of California at Davis Richard Y. Bourhis University de Quebec a Montreal Joseph N. Cappella University of Pennsylvania Aaron Castelan Cargile California State University,Long Beach Richard Clement University of Ottawa Nik Coupland University of Wales Derek Edwards Loughborough University John Edwards St. Francis Xavier University Susan Ervin-Tripp University of California at Berkeley Stanley Feldstein University of Maryland at Baltimore Klaus Fiedler Justus-Liebig Universitat Giessen Susan R. Fussell Carnegie Mellon Cynthia Gallois University of Queensland Robert C. Gardner University of Western Ontario Barbara Grosz Harvard University Tom Holtgraves Ball State University Wendy Lehnert University of Massachusetts Sik Hung Ng City University of Hong Kong W. Peter Robinson University of Bristol Derek Roger University of York Ellen Ryan McMaster University Gun Semin Free University of Amsterdam William Stiles Miami University Margaret Wetherell Open University