American ways
Subtitle: a guide for foreigners in the United States
By: Gary Althen ; with Amanda R. Doran and Susan J. Szmania
Contributors: Doran, Amanda R.; Szmania, Susan J.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Intercultural Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Yarmouth, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780585434407
Subjects: Guidebooks; Handbooks, manuals; Foreign Visitors; Noncitizens; Intercultural communication; Social life and customs; HISTORY; State & Local; General; Aliens; Manners and customs; Volkskarakter
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introducion; title: On Understanding; title: How Much Generalizing Is Acceptable?; title: On Asking 'Why?"; title: How Americans See Themselves; title: How Americans See Foreigners; title: On Describing Americans; title: Part I. General Ideas about American Culture; title: Chapter 1: American Values and Assumptions; title: Individualism, Freedom, Competitiveness, and Privacy; title: Equality; title: AMERICAN WAYS; title: Informality; title: The Future, Change, and Progress; title: Goodness of Humanity; title: Time; title: Achievement, Action, Work, and Materialism; title: Directness and Assertiveness; title: Chapter 2: The Communicative Style of Americans; title: Preferred Discussion Topics; title: Favorite Forms of Interaction; title: Depth of Involvement Sought; title: Channels Preferred; title: Level of Meaning Emphasized; title: Chapter 3: Ways of Reasoning; title: The Context; title: The Point; title: The Organization; title: The Evidence; title: The Cause; title: Chapter 4: Differences in Customs; title: Part II Specific Aspects of American Life; title: Chapter 5: Politics; title: The Rule of Law; title: The Ideal of Compromise; title: Politics Apart; title: Chapter 6: Family Life; title: What Foreigners Notice; title: The Changing Family; title: Raising Children; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 7: Education; title: Guiding Ideals; title: Social Forces Affecting American Education; title: Issues Facing American Schools; title: Advantages and Disadvantages; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 8: Religion; title: The General Context; title: Religion and Individual Americans; title: Exceptions; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 9: The Media; title: What Is American about the American Media?; title: Americans' Views of Their Media; title: Misconceptions the Media Promote; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 10: Social Relationships; title: Meeting New People; title: The American Concept of Friendship; title: Relationships Prescribed by Roles; title: Courtesy, Schedules, Gifts; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 11: Racial and Ethnic Diversity; title: What Foreign Visitors See; title: How Americans View Race and Ethnic Relations; title: Austin, Texas: A Case Study; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 12: Male-Female Relationships; title: Influences on Male-Female Relationships; title: Male-Female Relationships in Various Settings; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 13: Sports and Recreation; title: Sports; title: Recreation; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 14: Driving; title: General Information; title: Traffic Laws; title: Attitudes about Driving; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 15: Shopping; title: Advertising; title: Pricing; title: Customer-Clerk Relationships; title: Sales Tactics; title: Procedures for Returning and Exchanging; title: Private Sales; title: Precautions for Shoppers from Abroad; title: Chapter 16: Personal Hygiene; title: The Basics; title: Variations; title: Other Issues Concerning Hygiene; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 17: Getting Things Done in Organizations; title: Misconceptions; title: Characteristics of U.S. Organizations; title: Suggestions for Dealing with U.S. Organizations; title: Chapter 18: Behavior in Public Places; title: Rules for Behavior in Public Places; title: Communication Behaviors; title: Suggestions for Foreign Visitors; title: Chapter 19: Studying; title: Assumptions Underlying the Higher; title: Education System; title: Student-Student Relationships; title: Student-Professor Relationships; title: Roommate Relationships; title: Plagiarism; title: Suggestions for Foreign Students; title: Chapter 20: Business; title: Doing Business in the United States; title: The Global Economy; title: Suggestions for Foreign Businesspeople; title: and Future Businesspeople; title: Part III Coping with Cultural Differences; title: Chapter 21: Some Helpful Ideas; title: Expectations; title: Personality Characteristics; title: Traits and Situations; title: Culture Shock and Stages of Adjustment; title: D-I-E; title: Chapter 22: Activities for Learning about; title: American Culture; title: Ask Questions; title: Learn and Practice Local English; title: Take Field Trips; title: Talk with Experienced Foreigners; title: Keep a Journal; title: Learn the Names of Local and Institutional VIPs; title: Read, Reflect; title: View Yourself as a Teacher; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: About the Author.