Jandt, Fred Edmund <br/><br/>
An introduction to intercultural communication :  identities in a global community / 
Fred E. Jandt. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - xx, 444 pages :  illustrations, map ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 2004. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-423) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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.  Ch. 1.  Ch. 2.  Ch. 3.  Ch. 4.  Ch. 5.  Ch. 6.  Ch. 7.  Ch. 8.  Ch. 9.  Ch. 10.  Ch. 11.  Ch. 12.  Ch. 13.  Ch. 14.  Ch. 15. 
<br/><br/> "This easy-to-read volume covers a wide range of material including a historical framework to view the development of current 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. It walks the student through the key concepts of communication and culture with chapters on barriers to intercultural communication; dimensions of culture; multiculturalism; women, family, and children; and culture?s influence on perception. New to the Fifth Edition: Focus on Theory boxes that ground the practical material in communication and social theory Each Part includes a Photo Essay that illustrates the main concepts of that section Updated information, including more internationally focused material and material on gender issues, gives the book timely appeal to professors and students"--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1412914426 9781412914420 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006006854 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intercultural communication<br/>Intercultural communication--United States<br/>Communication, International
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN345  / .J43 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.482