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Intercultural Communication

by: Samovar, Larry A.; Porter, Richard E.; Anderson, Deirdre; Russell, Kimberly

Intercultural Communication

by: Samovar, Larry A.; Porter, Richard E.; Anderson, Deirdre; Russell, Kimberly

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Copyright: 08/01/2002
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Enhance your skills as an effective, culturally aware communicator with INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A READER (WITH INFOTRAC). You'll find articles -- some commissioned solely for this text --that discuss the classic ideas that laid the groundwork for this field, as well as those that investigate the field's latest research and ideas. This reader presents material in context so you can to read, understand and then apply the concepts to your own life to ensure that theyStrengthened by the InfoTrac online resource, this text will teach you what you need to know and help you to apply it to your own life!

Preface	p. vii
Intercultural Interaction: An Introduction	p. 1
Approaches to Understanding Intercultural Communication	p. 3
Understanding Intercultural Communication: An Introduction and Overview	p. 5
Understanding Cultural Identities in Intercultural Communication: A Ten-Step Inventory	p. 16
Context and Meaning	p. 34
Understanding Whiteness in the United States	p. 43
Five Paradigms of Ethnic Relations	p. 52
Sociocultural Backgrounds: What We Bring to Intercultural Communication	p. 59
International Cultures: Understanding Diversity	p. 61
The Impact of Confucianism on Interpersonal Relationships and Communication Patterns in East Asia	p. 63
Communication in Korea: Playing Things by Eye	p. 74
Dominant Cultural Patterns of Hindus in India	p. 81
Cultural Patterns of the Maasai	p. 90
Communication with Egyptians	p. 99
Palevome: Foundations of Struggle and conflict in Greek Interpersonal Communication	p. 105
Co-Cultures: Living in Two Cultures	p. 115
Who's Got the Room at the Top? Issues of Dominance and Nondominance in Intracultural Communication	p. 119
An African American Communication Perspective	p. 128
Understanding Communication of Persons with Disabilities as Cultural Communication	p. 136
Cultural Patterns of Deaf People	p. 146
Communication and Identification in the Gay Subculture	p. 158
Gender, Communication, and Culture	p. 170
Understanding the Co-Culture of the Elderly	p. 180
Voicing Identities Somewhere in the Midst of Two Worlds	p. 189
Intercultural Interaction: Taking Part in Intercultural Communication	p. 205
Verbal Processes: Speaking Across Cultures	p. 208
The Crossroads of Language and Culture	p. 211
That's Greek to Me: Between a Rock and a Hard Place in Intercultural Encounters	p. 217
Language as a Mirror of Reality: Mexican American Proverbs	p. 225
Language Diversity Within the United States: Understanding the Houseless Youths' Code for Speaking	p. 230
Language Matters	p. 239
Irish Conversations	p. 247
Nonverbal Interaction: Action, Sound, and Silence	p. 255
Cues of Culture: The Basis of Intercultural Differences in Noverbal Communication	p. 258
Japanese Nonverbal Communication: A Reflection of Cultural Themes	p. 270
Monochronic and Polychronic Time	p. 280
Gender and Nonverbal Communication	p. 287
Cultural Contexts: The Influence of the Setting	p. 297
The "Five Asian Dragons": Management Behaviors and Organizational Communication	p. 301
The Communicative Aspects of Doing Business in Japan	p. 312
Contrasts in Discussion Behaviors of German and American Managers	p. 324
U.S. Americans and Mexicans Working Together: Five Core Mexican Concepts for Enhancing Effectiveness	p. 335
Communicating Health and Understanding in the Borderlands of Co-Cultures	p. 341
Intercultural Communication in the University Classroom	p. 355
Intercultural Communication: Seeking Improvement	p. 371
Communicating Interculturally: Becoming Competent	p. 373
A Model of Intercultural Communication Competence	p. 375
Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively	p. 388
Sojourner Adaptation	p. 400
Intercultural Sensitivity	p. 406
Managing Cultural Diversity in the American Workplace	p. 414
Ethical Considerations: Prospects for the Future	p. 424
The Limits to Cultural Diversity	p. 427
Intercultural Personhood: An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives	p. 431
Ethics, Culture, and Communication: An Intercultural Perspective	p. 443
Peace as an Ethic for Intercultural Communication	p. 450
Peace Communication: The Ethics of Caring Across Cultures	p. 455
Index	p. 464
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