Non-Western Perspectives on Human Communication
Subtitle: Implications for Theory and Practice
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: July 23, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780761923510
Subjects: Communication Studies; Linguistics; Intercultural communication; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Communication; General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication; Communication and culture
First sentence: In recent years, social scientists have become increasingly sensitive to the ways in which their pursuit of knowledge is influenced by their cultural baggage.
Description: "What it means to be a "self" and how that self communicates in any given culture are key issues interwoven throughout Min-Sun Kim's impressive text, Non-Western Perspectives on Human Communication. Going beyond cultural descriptions or instructions on adapting to specific cultures, the author interrogates the very core assumptions underlying the study of human communication and challenges longstanding individualistic, Western models on which much intercultural research is based. Kim proposes a non-Western way of conceptualizing identity, or the self - the cornerstone of cultural research - illuminating how traditional Western and non-Western views can be blended into a broader, more realistic understanding of cultures and communication. Grounding her work in a thorough knowledge of the literature, she challenges students and researchers alike to reexamine their approach to intercultural study."--Jacket.