An examination of Ugandan and U.S. American communication styles and value orientations

<p>This study describes cultural values and communication patterns that are attributable to Ugandans and U.S. Americans in Kampala, Uganda. Value patterns are described within this paper, a mixture of self-attributed and ascripted based on survey and interview data. This information was examined to better understand degrees of variations of communication styles and value orientations and how they contribute to intercultural misunderstanding and potential conflict in a professional setting. The purpose of the study is not merely to contrast Ugandan and U.S. American culture, but to create knowledge to allow better adaption for cross-cultural encounters and add to the scant communication based literature within the African context.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Wilder, Rose

Contributors dc:contributor

• Janet Bennett

• African Studies
• Communication
• Social sciences
• Communication and the arts
• Americans
• Communication styles
• Cross-cultural
• Culture
• Uganda
• Value orientation

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Identifier

9781321660180

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1203