Introducing intercultural communication
Subtitle: global cultures and contexts
By: Shuang Liu, Zala Volčič and Cindy Gallois
Contributors: Gallois, Cynthia; Volčič, Zala
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: SAGE; SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781848600355; 9781848600362
Subjects: Intercultural communication
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-312) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1.; title: Challenges of Living in a Global Society --; title: Living in a global village --; title: Contributors to cultural diversity --; title: The necessity and benefits of intercultural communication --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: The Cronulla riots --; title: Further Reading -- -- 2.; title: Understanding Communication --; title: The essence of communication --; title: The multifaceted nature of communication --; title: Models of communication --; title: Levels of communication --; title: Communication and culture --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Hanging out in the public square --; title: Further Reading -- -- 3.; title: Understanding Culture --; title: The pervasive nature of culture --; title: Definitions and components of culture --; title: Characteristics of culture --; title: Subcultures --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: The Roma people in Eastern Europe --; title: Further Reading -- -- 4.; title: The Influence of Culture on Perception --; title: The nature of human perception --; title: Stages of the perception process --; title: The influence of culture on perception; title: Perception and intercultural communication --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: How are Eastern Europeans perceived by the West? --; title: Further Reading -- -- 5.; title: Cultural Orientations and Behaviours --; title: Culture as a repertoire of human behaviours --; title: Dimensions of culture --; title: Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's value orientations --; title: Intercultural communication ethics --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Dinner at a Japanese home --; title: Further Reading -- -- 6.; title: Verbal Communication and Culture --; title: The power of language --; title: The components and characteristics of verbal codes --; title: Language and perception --; title: Cultural variations in verbal communication --; title: Language and identity --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: How many languages still exist in the world today? --; title: Further Reading -- -- 7.; title: Nonverbal Communication and Culture --; title: Universality and variation of nonverbal communication --; title: Characteristics and functions of nonverbal codes --; title: Types of nonverbal communication --; title: Influence of culture on nonverbal communication --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Yum cha and Chinese culture --; title: Further Reading; title: 8.; title: Categorization, Subgroups, and Identities --; title: The multifaceted nature of identities --; title: Social categorization and identities --; title: Subgroup memberships and different types of identities --; title: Identities and intercultural communication --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: History of South African identity and apartheid in South Africa --; title: Further Reading -- -- 9.; title: Developing Relations with Culturally Different Others --; title: The nature of human relationships --; title: Dimensions of human relationships --; title: Stages of human relationship development --; title: Culture and human relationship development --; title: Developing intercultural relationships --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Love by arrangement in India --; title: Further Reading -- -- 10.; title: Managing Intercultural Conflicts --; title: Pervasiveness of intercultural conflicts --; title: Potential sources of intercultural conflict --; title: Stages in the conflict process --; title: Conflict management styles and approaches --; title: Influence of culture on conflict management --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Violent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia --; title: Further Reading; title: 11.; title: The Mass Media, Technology, and Cultural Change --; title: The world of the mass media --; title: Globalization, technology, and the mass media --; title: The mass media and symbolic social reality --; title: The mass media and cultural change --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: OhMyNews in South Korea --; title: Further Reading -- -- 12.; title: Immigration and Acculturation --; title: Immigration and cultural diversity --; title: Migration and globalization --; title: Diversity and multiculturalism --; title: Acculturation and culture shock --; title: Cross-cultural adaptation --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Migration and diversity in Australia --; title: Further Reading -- -- 13.; title: Becoming an Effective Intercultural Communicator --; title: Global and local dimensions of culture --; title: Homogenization and fragmentation --; title: From local to global --; title: From global to local --; title: Developing intercultural competence --; title: Summary --; title: Case Study: Doctors without Borders --; title: Further Reading.