Introduction to intercultural communication: identities in a global community
- 5
- New Delhi Sage Publications 2007
- xx,444 p. 23 cm ; Pbk
The dispute over defining culture -- Defining communication as an element of culture -- Culture's influence on perception -- Barriers to intercultural communication -- Nonverbal communication -- Language as a barrier -- Dimensions of culture -- Dominant U.S. cultural patterns : using value orientation theory -- Comparative cultural patterns : Arab culture -- Women, families, and children -- Contact between cultures -- Immigration and acculturation -- Cultures in marginalization and separation and segregation -- Assimilation and integration -- Identity and subgroups.
Covers a range of material including a historical framework to view the development of the topics; an integration of media as a variable in the advancement of issues and ideas; and illustrative material, such as vignettes, quotes, cases, and stories to keep the student's attention and provoke thought while challenging existing viewpoints.
978-1412914426
Sociology Communication, International United States Intercultural communication