None of the interaction terms was a significant predictor with the '
generalized other' as the reference group, which provides additional supporting evidence for the hypothesis.
Other studies rely on a "
generalized other," where the "other" does not refer to specified, named individuals in the local social context but to a general category, such as "coworker" or "best friends." The reliance on such
generalized others makes it difficult to specify the exact source and mechanisms of the social information process.
By drawing these together, Cote constructs a "topological" view of Mead's concept of society, which links the "I-Me" dialectic of selves to
generalized others through institutional change over time (86-87).
Coverage includes an overview of intergroup relations and their impact on interethnic and interracial marriages; contemporary interracial dating; interracial marriage, and the perceptions of discrimination faced by interracial couples from their significant and
generalized others; aspects and factors determining multiracial identity; the multiracial movement and the U.S.
Newhagen); "Race and Class in 1980s Hollywood" (Chris Jordan); "The Impact of Website Campaigning on Traditional News Media and Public's Information Processing" (Gyotae Ku, Michael Pfau, and Lynda Lee Kaid); "Priming Effects Revisited: Use and Disuse of Contextual Primes in Dynamic News Environments" (Young Mie Kim); "Reframing Frame Analysis: Gaps and Opportunities in Framing Research" (Sonora Jha-Nambiar); "Motivations to Form Opinions Based on Reference Group or
Generalized Others' Opinions" (Irkwon Jeong and Carroll J.