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An introduction to intercultural communication : identities in a global community / Fred E. Jandt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xix, 462 pages, 28 variously numbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0761928472
  • 9780761928478
Related works:
  • Revision of: Jandt, Fred Edmund. Intercultural communication
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.482 21
LOC classification:
  • GN345 .J43 2004
Contents:
Pt. I. Culture as Context for Communication -- 1. The Dispute Over Defining Culture -- 2. Defining Communication as an Element of Culture -- 3. Culture's Influence on Perception -- Pt. II. Communication Variables -- 4. Barriers to Intercultural Communication -- 5. Stereotypes and Prejudice as Barriers -- 6. Nonverbal Communication -- 7. Language as a Barrier -- Pt. III. Cultural Values -- 8. Dimensions of Culture -- 9. Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns: Using Value Orientation Theory -- 10. Comparative Cultural Patterns: Arab Culture -- 11. Women, Families, and Children -- 12. Contact Between Cultures -- Pt. IV. Cultures within Cultures -- 13. Immigration and Acculturation -- 14. Forces Against Assimilation -- 15. Forces to Conform to One Cultural Identity -- 16. Reclaiming a Culture -- 17. Identity and Subgroups -- 18. Multiculturalism.
Review: "An Introduction to Intercultural Communication is intended for introductory courses in Intercultural Communication and related topics."--BOOK JACKET.
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Previous editions have title: Intercultural communication.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Culture as Context for Communication -- 1. The Dispute Over Defining Culture -- 2. Defining Communication as an Element of Culture -- 3. Culture's Influence on Perception -- Pt. II. Communication Variables -- 4. Barriers to Intercultural Communication -- 5. Stereotypes and Prejudice as Barriers -- 6. Nonverbal Communication -- 7. Language as a Barrier -- Pt. III. Cultural Values -- 8. Dimensions of Culture -- 9. Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns: Using Value Orientation Theory -- 10. Comparative Cultural Patterns: Arab Culture -- 11. Women, Families, and Children -- 12. Contact Between Cultures -- Pt. IV. Cultures within Cultures -- 13. Immigration and Acculturation -- 14. Forces Against Assimilation -- 15. Forces to Conform to One Cultural Identity -- 16. Reclaiming a Culture -- 17. Identity and Subgroups -- 18. Multiculturalism.

"An Introduction to Intercultural Communication is intended for introductory courses in Intercultural Communication and related topics."--BOOK JACKET.

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