TY - BOOK AU - Samovar,Larry A. AU - Porter,Richard E. AU - McDaniel,Edwin R. TI - Intercultural communication: a reader SN - 0495554189 AV - HM1211 .I57 2009 U1 - 303.482 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Wadsworth Cengage Learning KW - Intercultural communication N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; 1; Approaches to Intercultural Communication --; Understanding Intercultural Communication: An Overview --; Imaging Culture with a Little Help from the Pushmi-Pullyu --; Culture and Conflict --; Our Locus in the Universe: Worldview and Intercultural Communication --; The Practice of Intercultural Communication: Reflections for Professionals in Cultural Meetings --; 2; Cultural Identity: Issues of Belonging --; Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication --; Finding My Whiteness: A Narrative of Cultural Identification --; A Polish Jewish American Story: Collective Memories and Intergroup Relations --; The Hybrid Identities of Gender Queer: Claiming Neither/Nor, Both/And --; Ambiguous Insiders: An Investigation of Arab American Invisibility --; 3; International Cultures: Understanding Diversity --; Living Together vs. Going It Alone --; The Wei (Positioning)-Ming (Naming)-Lianmian (Face) Continuum in Contemporary Chinese Culture --; India: The Dance of Shiva --; Personality and Person Perception in AFrica --; Communication with Egyptians --; 4; Co-Cultures: Living in Two Cultures --; Unum and Pluribus: Ideological Underpinnings of Interethnic Communication in the United States --; Does the Worm Live in the Ground? Reflections on Native American Spirituality --; Let Me Count the Ways: African-American/European-American Marriages --; Gendered Communication Styles --; "Which Is My Good Leg?": Cultural Communication of Persons with Disabilities --; In Plain Sight: Gay and Lesbian Communication and Culture --; 5; Intercultural Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication --; The Nexus of Language, Communication, and Culture --; German Language: Whose Language, Whose Culture? --; Dialogue and Cultural Communication Codes Between Israeli Jews and Palestinians --; Public Speaking Patterns in Kenya --; Mexican Dichos: Lessons Through Language --; Unraveling Cultural Cues: Dimensions of Nonverbal Communication Across Cultures --; Japanese Nonverbal Communication: A Reflection of Cultural Themes --; 6; Cultural Contexts: The Influence of the Setting --; U.S. Americans and Mexicans Working Together: Five Core Concepts --; Application of American Management Theories and Practices to the Indian Business Environment: Understanding the Impact of National Culture --; Contrasts in Discussion Behaviors of German and American Managers --; "Half-Truths" in Argentina, Brazil, and India: An Intercultural Analysis of Physician-Patient Communication --; Exploring Culture in Nursing: A Theory-Driven Practice --; Culture and Communication in the Classroom --; Social Dynamics of the Multicultural Classroom --; 7; Communicating Interculturally: Becoming Competent --; Intercultural Awareness --; Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively --; The Role of Dialogue in Managing Intergroup Conflict --; Sojourner Adaptation --; 8; Ethical Considerations: Prospects for the Future --; Cultural Diversity: A World View --; The Limits to Cultural Diversity --; Intercultural Personhood: An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives --; Ethical Intercultural Technical Communication: Looking Through the Lens of Confucian Ethics --; Business Ethics and Intercultural Communication: Exploring the Overlap Between Two Academic Fields --; Index ER -