TY - BOOK AU - Jandt, Fred E TI - Intercultural communication: an introduction SN - 978-0803970668 PY - 1995/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publications KW - Intercultural communication KW - Communication, International KW - United States KW - Sociology N1 - Rs.900/-; PART ONE: CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR COMMUNICATIONThe Dispute Over Defining CultureDefining Communication as an Element of CultureBarriers to Intercultural CommunicationStereotypes and Prejudice as BarriersPART TWO: COMMUNICATION VARIABLESNonverbal CommunicationKnowing Culture through LanguageLanguage as a BarrierCulture's Influence on PerceptionPART THREE: CULTURAL VALUESDimensions of CultureDominant United States Cultural Patterns Using Value Orientation TheoryComparative Cultural Patterns Arabian CultureWomen, Families and ChildrenContact between CulturesPART FOUR: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURESImmigration and AcculturationForces against AssimilationForces to Conform to One Cultural IdentityReclaiming a CultureIdentity and SubgroupsPART FIVE: THE FUTUREMulticulturalismChallenges Facing Intercultural Communication N2 - Once again Fred Jandt provides students with an engaging introduction to Intercultural Communication, complete in its presentation of intercultural communication in both the US and international contexts ER -