An introduction to intercultural communication : identities in a global community
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An introduction to intercultural communication : identities in a global community
Sage Publications, c2004
4th ed
- : pbk
- Other Title
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Intercultural communication : a global reader
Available at 24 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous editions have title: Intercultural communication : a global reader
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-16, 2nd block) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
It is often said that you cannot choose your family, but you can choose your friends. The same notion can be applied to culture in that we do not choose which culture to belong to but are simply born into one - one that shapes our attitudes, our behaviors, and our perceptions. The Fourth Edition of Fred Jandt's text An Introduction to Intercultural Communication: Identities in a Global Community challenges students to develop cultural competency by developing an understanding of how we perceive and react to cultural rules - not only those of others, but also our own.
Going beyond an `American' assessment of the field, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication assumes that no culture is privileged over another, be that culture from across the globe or a subculture or subgroup around the corner. Issues of identity, nationality, assimilation, and inter-group relations promote appreciation of diversity among people. Fred E. Jandt walks students through the key concepts of communication and culture, addressing such topics as: barriers in intercultural communication; dimensions of culture; multiculturalism; women, family, and children; and culture's influence on perception.
Table of Contents
To the Student
To the Instructor
PART I: CULTURE AS A CONTEXT FOR COMMUNICATION
Ch. 1 The Dispute Over Defining Culture
Ch. 2 Defining Communication as an Element of Culture
Ch. 3 Culture's Influence on Perception
PART II: COMMUNICATION VARIABLES
Ch 4. Barriers to Intercultural Communication
Ch. 5 Stereotypes and Prejudice as Barriers
Ch. 6 Nonverbal Communication
Ch. 7 Language as a Barrier
PART III: CULTURAL VALUES
Ch. 8 Dimensions of Culture
Ch. 9 Dominant United States Cultural Patterns: Using Value Orientation Theory
Ch.10 Comparative Cultural Patterns: Arabian Culture
Ch. 11 Women, Families, and Children
Ch. 12 Contact Between Cultures
PART IV: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURES
Ch. 13 Immigration and Acculturation
Ch.14 Forces Against Assimilation
Ch. 15 Forces to Conform to One Cultural Identity
Ch. 16 Reclaiming a Culture
Ch. 17 Identity and Subgroups
Ch.18 Multiculturalism
Index
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