Communication Problem Areas between Black and White Soldiers: 1974-1979

Abstract

Subjects consisted of a random sample, stratified by gender and race, of 88 junior-enlisted U.S. Army soldiers. A survey instrument which focuses on both verbal and nonverbal communication problems between blacks and whites was administered. Blacks generally seemed more aware of what whites perceive to be problems than whites are of the problem areas blacks perceive. Assuming comparability to an earlier sample, the data suggest that blacks have decreased in sensitivity to certain behaviors of whites while whites have changed little in their sensitivity to the behaviors of blacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA113433

Entities

People

  • Dwight J. Goehring

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Closed Circuit Television
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Perception
  • Sensitivity
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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