Intercultural communication : an introduction
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Intercultural communication : an introduction
Sage Publications, c2001
3rd ed
- : pbk
Available at 34 libraries
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Note
Bibliography: p. 508-521
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This easy-to-read volume covers a wide range of material including a historical framework to view the development of current topics; an integration of media as a variable in the advancement of issues and ideas; and the key concepts of communication and culture. This new Third Edition retains its classic coverage of intercultural communication while updating and expanding topics to include racial profiling, the effects of immigration on cultures world-wide, and preservation of indigenous cultures and languages.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR COMMUNICATION
The Dispute Over Defining Culture
Defining Communication as an Element of Culture
Barriers to Intercultural Communication
Stereotypes and Prejudice as Barriers
PART TWO: COMMUNICATION VARIABLES
Nonverbal Communication
Knowing Culture through Language
Language as a Barrier
Culture's Influence on Perception
PART THREE: CULTURAL VALUES
Dimensions of Culture
Dominant United States Cultural Patterns
Using Value Orientation Theory
Comparative Cultural Patterns
Arabian Culture
Women, Families and Children
Contact between Cultures
PART FOUR: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURES
Immigration and Acculturation
Forces against Assimilation
Forces to Conform to One Cultural Identity
Reclaiming a Culture
Identity and Subgroups
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE
Multiculturalism
Challenges Facing Intercultural Communication
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