CULTURAL BELIEFS AS FACTORS INFLUENCING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF EDO STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This study investigated the mediating influence of cultural beliefs on the communication behavioursof Librarians in the Edo State Public Library in Benin City. The data for the study were generatedthrough a questionnaire administered to 36 staff in the Cataloguing Division of the public library.The results of data analysis indicate that: Edo and Igbo ethnic groups members have differentcultural beliefs but common psychological communication response orientations; the responseorientations negatively influence their communication behaviours; Edo and Igbo ethnic groupmembers are ethnocentric and prejudiced, therefore, are stereotyped and dogmatic in theircommunication behaviours; these psychological dispositions influence Edo and Igbo ethnic groupsmembers’ communication orientations; and they exhibit negative ( suspicious and defensiveness,closed-minded, alienation and hostility) communication response tendencies.
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Oshiotse Okwilagwe
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