The Oxford Encyclopedia of Intergroup Communication is the first dedicated to this burgeoning field within communication studies. The essays in this collection explore geographic regions, communication processes, theories, and applied areas of interest, all pertaining to how human communication processes are influenced by, and themselves influence, the groups to which we all belong. In an authoritative volume, the project brings together research, theory, and application on both well-established and newly explored intergroup communication situations. The new perspectives not covered in earlier works include: - how word order affects social status- how metaphors shape intergroup relations- how sexual orientation is communicated- how interpersonal and intergroup communication intersect- what neuroscience contributes to intergroup communication- and how intergroup communication operates in previously unacknowledged settings such as the military or in the political arena. Given that the "intergroup umbrella" essentially integrates and transcends many of the traditional conceptual boundaries in communication (such as media, health, intercultural, organizational and so forth), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Intergroup Communication provides an intriguing window into the communicative world of intergroup relations so integral to other social sciences. The encyclopedia will be an essential reference for anyone interested in intergroup communication issues, particularly research scholars and graduate students.

Table of Contents:
1. Approaches and Methods in Intergroup Communication Behavioral Indicators of Discrimination in Social Interactions Conversation Analysis and Intergroup Communication Discursive Psychological Approaches to Intergroup Communication Evolutionary Approaches to Intergroup Communication New Methodological Approaches to Intergroup Communication Qualitative Methods in Intergroup Communication 2. Geographical Regions Conflict and Perceived Threat in Eastern Africa European Union: Integration, National, and European Identities Intergroup Communication: Asia/Australasia Intergroup Communication: The Baltic Countries Intergroup Communication: India Intergroup Communication: Scandinavia Intergroup Communication: Spain 3. Institutional Contexts Crisis Communication Family Relationships and Interactions: Intergroup Approaches Intercultural Workplace Communication Politician-Public Group Dynamics Sport and Intergroup Communication Terrorism and Intergroup Communication Uncertainty and Extremism 4. Intergroup Communication Phenomena Acculturation and Intergroup Communication Apprehension and Anxiety in Communication Collective Protest, Rioting, and Aggression Group Labeling Group Status Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate Intergroup Contact Intergroup Metaphors Intractability from a Sociopsychological Approach Jokes and Humor in Intergroup Relations Language and Power Language Attitudes Legal Issues in Intergroup Relations Linguistic Bias Nonaccommodation Norm Talk and Intergroup Communication Political Correctness Prejudiced Communication Public Discourse and Intergroup Communication Intergroup Communication and Reconciliation: Experiences from the Former Yugoslavia The Role of Emotional Mimicry in Intergroup Relations Speech and Debate Understanding Hate Speech 5. Media Dance as Intergroup Communication Dress Style Code and Fashion Identity and Online Groups Imagined Interaction Media Portrayals and Effects: African Americans Media Portrayals and Effects: Latinos Media Use in a Political Context: An Intergroup Communication Perspective Mediated Contact Music and Intergroup Communication Online Contact and Intergroup Conflict Resolution Seeking and Avoiding of Media: Intergroup Approaches Social Media and Intergroup Communication 6. Social Groups and Contexts Aging and Organizational Communication Cancer Communication Science Communicating Personal and Social Identity in Adolescence Communicating Religious Identities Communication, Aging, and Culture Death and Dying: An Intergroup Communication Approach Disability and Intergroup Communication Discursive Approaches to Race and Racism Gangs and Intergroup Communication Gay Male Culture and Intergroup Communication Gay Straight Communication Gender Bias and Sexism in Language Gender Issues in Intergroup Communication Genocide and Intergroup Communication Indigenous Languages: Their Threatened Extinction is a Global Responsibility Inter-Ethnic Communication Migrants and Migrant Workers Refugees and Diaspora The United States Military: Sites of Intergroup Discourses Weight and Weightism 7. Theories of Intergroup Communication Communication Accommodation Theory and Intergroup Communication Contextual Theory of Interethnic Communication Deception in Intergroup Communication Identity Negotiation Theory and Mindfulness Practice Integrated Threat Theory Social Psychological Approaches to Intergroup Communication Uncertainty Management Theories Vitality Theory