Historical, Political, and Spiritual Factors of Conflict: Understanding Conflict Perspectives and Communication in the Muslim World, China, Colombia, and South Africa

The Effects of Self-Construal and Religiousness on Argumentativeness: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

“…As scholars point out, religion is an understudied and important variable in communication (Croucher, 2008;Oetzel et al, 2006;Wilson & Power, 2004). Yet, its effects on behaviors and traits can be profound, as revealed in this and other studies reviewed in this analysis.…”

“…Communication studies also tend to neglect non-Christian samples. Oetzel, Arcos, Mabizela, Weinman, and Zhang (2006) and Kandath (2006), for example, argued the Muslim world has been understudied in communication research. In fact, little is known of the communicative differences between Muslims and Christians.…”

Religiosity and Conflict Handling Styles: A Study of a Muslim Community

“…It is found that most of the incomplete questionnaire is related to nonresponse to this issue. Fourth, along collectivist-individualist dimensions of culture, Saudi Arabia is usually classified as a collectivist country (Cai and Fink, 2002;Dsilva and Whyte, 1998;Oetzel et al, 2006). Preference for integrating style by the Saudi devotee Muslims matches with the characteristics of a collectivist society.…”

“…Hence, there is a noticeable gap in research to explore the Islamic view of conflict and the practice of the Muslims. Oetzel et al (2006) also admitted that there is an apparent lack of conflict-research in the Muslim world. Keeping this research space in mind, the present study is set out to explore conflict from the Islamic perspective and the practice of a Muslim community as regard their adherence to the religious instructions concerning the conflict.…”

The Influence of Religiosity and Ethnic Identification on Media Use Among Muslims and Non-Muslims in France and Britain

“…On a macrolevel, the exploration of broad cultural variables such as religious identification offer insight into communication practices. Religion is an understudied variable in communication (Geertz, 1973;Oetzel, Arcos, Mabizela, Weinman, & Zhang, 2006). Yet, its effects can be profound.…”