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Summary
Summary
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES continues with the features that have made it the best-selling text for the intercultural communication course. The new edition of this leading gives students an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. It's renowned for being the only text on the market to consistently emphasize religion and history as key variables in intercultural communication. Packed with the latest research and filled with numerous, compelling examples that force students to examine their own assumptions and cultural biases, this book helps students understand the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication. The book is divided into four interrelated parts: Part I introduces the study of communication and culture; Part II focuses on the ability of culture to shape and modify our view of reality; Part III puts the theory of intercultural communication into practice; and Part IV converts knowledge into action.
Table of Contents
1 Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo |
2 The Deep Structure of Culture: Roots of Reality |
3 World View: Cultural Explanations Of Life and Death |
4 Cultural and the Individual: Cultural Identity |
5 Alternative Views of Reality: Cultural Values |
6 Words and Meaning: Language and Culture |
7 Nonverbal Communication: The Messages Of Action, Space, Time, and Silence |
8 Cultural Influences on Context: The Business Setting |
9 Cultural Influences on Context: The Educational Setting |
10 Cultural Influences on Context: The Health Care Setting |
11 Becoming Competent: Improving Intercultural Communication |