9780073135274

This text addresses the core issues and concerns of intercultural communication by integrating three different perspectives: the social psychological, the interpretive, and the critical. The dialectical framework, integrated throughout the book, is used as a lens to examine the relationship of these research traditions. This text is unique in its emphasis on the importance of histories, popular culture, and identities.

PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Chapter 1. Why Study Intercultural Communication?
The Technological Imperative
The Demographic Imperative
The Economic Imperative
The Peace Imperative
The Self-Awareness Imperative
The Ethical Imperative
Chapter 2. The History of the Study of Intercultural Communication
The Early Development of the Discipline
Perception and Worldview of the Researcher
Three Approaches to Studying Intercultural Communication
A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Culture and Communication
Chapter 3. Culture, Communication, Context, and Power
What is Culture?
What is Communication?
The Relationship Between Culture and Communication
The Relationship Between Communication and Context
The Relationship Between Communication and Power
Chapter 4. History
From History to Histories
History, Power, and Intercultural Communication
History and Identity
Intercultural Communication and History
PART II. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
Chapter 5. Identity
A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Identity
Identity and Language
Identity Development Issues
Social and Cultural Identities
Identity, Stereotypes, and Prejudice
Multicultural People
Identity and Communication
Chapter 6. Language and Intercultural Communication
The Study of Language: Thinking Dialectically
Cultural Variations in Language
Discourse: Language and Power
Moving Between Languages
Language and Identity
Language Politics and Policies
Language and Globalization
Chapter 7. Nonverbal Codes and Cultural Space
Thinking Dialectically about Nonverbal Communication
Defining Nonverbal Communication
The Universality of Nonverbal Behavior
Defining Cultural Space
PART III. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS
Chapter 8. Understanding Intercultural Transitions
Thinking Dialectically about Intercultural Transitions
Types of Migrant Groups
Migrant-Host Relationships
Cultural Adaptation
Identity and Adaptation
Chapter 9. Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication
Learning About Cultures Without Personal Experience
Consuming and Resisting Popular Culture
Representing Cultural Groups
U.S. Popular Culture and Power
Chapter 10. Culture, Communication, and Intercultural Relationships
Thinking Dialectically about Intercultural Relationships
Benefits and Challenges of Intercultural Relationships
Intercultural Relationships
Chapter 11. Culture, Communication, and Conflict
Characteristics of Intercultural Conflict
Two Orientations to Conflict
The Social Science Approach to Conflict
Interpretive and Critical Approaches to Social Conflict
Managing Intercultural Conflict
Chapter 12. The Outlook for Intercultural Communication
The Components of Competence
Applying Knowledge about Intercultural Communication
What the Future Holds

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Intercultural Communication in Contexts

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Why Study Intercultural Communication?

The Technological Imperative

The Demographic Imperative

The Economic Imperative

The Peace Imperative

The Self-Awareness Imperative

The Ethical Imperative

Chapter 2. The History of the Study of Intercultural Communication

The Early Development of the Discipline

Perception and Worldview of the Researcher

Three Approaches to Studying Intercultural Communication

A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Culture and Communication

Chapter 3. Culture, Communication, Context, and Power

What is Culture?

What is Communication?

The Relationship Between Culture and Communication

The Relationship Between Communication and Context

The Relationship Between Communication and Power

Chapter 4. History

From History to Histories

History, Power, and Intercultural Communication

History and Identity

Intercultural Communication and History

PART II. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION PROCESSES

Chapter 5. Identity

A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Identity

Identity and Language

Identity Development Issues

Social and Cultural Identities

Identity, Stereotypes, and Prejudice

Multicultural People

Identity and Communication

Chapter 6. Language and Intercultural Communication

The Study of Language: Thinking Dialectically

Cultural Variations in Language

Discourse: Language and Power

Moving Between Languages

Language and Identity

Language Politics and Policies

Language and Globalization

Chapter 7. Nonverbal Codes and Cultural Space

Thinking Dialectically about Nonverbal Communication

Defining Nonverbal Communication

The Universality of Nonverbal Behavior

Defining Cultural Space

PART III. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS

Chapter 8. Understanding Intercultural Transitions

Thinking Dialectically about Intercultural Transitions

Types of Migrant Groups

Migrant-Host Relationships

Cultural Adaptation

Identity and Adaptation

Chapter 9. Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication

Learning About Cultures Without Personal Experience

Consuming and Resisting Popular Culture

Representing Cultural Groups

U.S. Popular Culture and Power

Chapter 10. Culture, Communication, and Intercultural Relationships

Thinking Dialectically about Intercultural Relationships

Benefits and Challenges of Intercultural Relationships

Intercultural Relationships

Chapter 11. Culture, Communication, and Conflict

Characteristics of Intercultural Conflict

Two Orientations to Conflict

The Social Science Approach to Conflict

Interpretive and Critical Approaches to Social Conflict

Managing Intercultural Conflict

Chapter 12. The Outlook for Intercultural Communication

The Components of Competence

Applying Knowledge about Intercultural Communication

What the Future Holds

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