Theoretical Accounts Linking Identity and Intercultural Conflict

The recent trend toward social activism in aca­demic inquiry and the corresponding emphasis on the collective dimension of identity serve as the backdrop against which this author orga­nizes various theories pertaining to intercul- tural conflict within the microlevel context of intercultural communication into six groups. These six groups of theories are arranged and discussed below, from the ones emphasizing the collective dimension of an individual’s identity to the ones emphasizing its more flex­ible, individuated, and adaptable nature.