An introduction to intercultural communication
Subtitle: identities in a global community
By: Fred E. Jandt
Contributors: Jandt, Fred Edmund.
Edition: 4th ed
Publisher: Sage Publications, c2004
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Intercultural communication -- United States; Communication, International
Notes: Previous editions have title: Intercultural communication

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Culture as context for communication; title: The dispute over defining culture; title: Defining communication as an element of culture; title: Culture's influence on perception; title: pt. 2. Communication variables; title: Barriers to intercultural communication; title: Stereotypes and prejudice as barriers; title: Nonverbal communication; title: Language as a barrier; title: pt. 3. Cultural values; title: Dimensions of culture; title: Dominant U.S. cultural patterns: using value orientation theory; title: Comparative cultural patterns: Arab culture; title: Women, families, and children; title: Contact between cultures; title: pt. 4. Cultures within cultures; title: Immigration and acculturation; title: Forces against assimilation; title: Forces to conform to one cultural identity; title: Reclaiming a culture; title: Identity and subgroups; title: Multiculturalism