Building a Multi-Cultural Organization in Texas

Rick McClatchy

doi:10.1177/003463731210900111

Building a Multi-Cultural Organization in Texas

Review & Expositor ◽

10.1177/003463731210900111 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 109 (1) ◽

pp. 85-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rick McClatchy

Keyword(s):

Religious Organizations ◽

Cultural Organization ◽

Ethnic Organization ◽

Racial Ethnic

Texas' diversity requires that religious organizations develop strategies to overcome racist and segregationist tendencies. The following strategies have proven to be helpful in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's attempts to become a more multi-cultural/ethnic organization: 1) promoting a passion to overcome racism; 2) creating structures that embrace a more multi-cultural future; and 3) cultivating relationships across racial/ethnic lines.

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Accent Policy and Accent Modification Enterprises as Potential Indicators of Intercultural Power Relations: A Call for an Updated Research Agenda

Perspectives on Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders ◽

10.1044/gics3.1.22 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 22-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Brynne D. Ovalle ◽

Rahul Chakraborty

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Identity Construction ◽

Social Theory ◽

Power Relations ◽

Linguistic Diversity ◽

Cultural Organization ◽

Using Data ◽

The Individual ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This article has two purposes: (a) to examine the relationship between intercultural power relations and the widespread practice of accent discrimination and (b) to underscore the ramifications of accent discrimination both for the individual and for global society as a whole. First, authors review social theory regarding language and group identity construction, and then go on to integrate more current studies linking accent bias to sociocultural variables. Authors discuss three examples of intercultural accent discrimination in order to illustrate how this link manifests itself in the broader context of international relations (i.e., how accent discrimination is generated in situations of unequal power) and, using a review of current research, assess the consequences of accent discrimination for the individual. Finally, the article highlights the impact that linguistic discrimination is having on linguistic diversity globally, partially using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partially by offering a potential context for interpreting the emergence of practices that seek to reduce or modify speaker accents.

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