As communication and transportation technologies shrink global distances and contact with unalike others expands, the necessity for effective intercultural communication becomes paramount. This text provides a solid foundation for applying communication principles to intercultural interactions. A key element in effective intercultural communication is recognizing ethnocentrism. To do so, one must first be aware of the pervasive influence of culture. This book uses the history of intercultural contact to emphasize the layers of collective consciousness that shape the attitudes and beliefs of various peoples. Different worldviews color perceptions, values, and communication patterns. Without an awareness of these differences, intercultural communication can result in misunderstandings, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. Ineffective communication pre¬vents the exchange and exploration of diverse perspectives that can enrich our lives. Through multiple examples, this book teaches the skills of competent intercultural communication so that active, interested participants can engage in the limitless bene¬fits of sharing viewpoints with others in a rapidly changing world. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.
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Case illustrations in the text include: Corts and Montezuma; The Left-Handed Ingroup; Hmong Spirits vs. Western Medicine; Female Genital Mutilation in the United States; AIDS Prevention in San Francisco; The Homeless and PEN in Santa Monica; The Cultural Shareability of Elvis Presley; Navajo Code-Talkers; Don't You Want to Go to the Rat?; The Rosetta Stone; From Intercultural Interaction to International Incident; The Language Police in Qubec; Perceptions of Body Weight by African-American and White Adolescent Girls; The Guest Who Came to Dinner, in Japan; The Meaning of Feet in Intercultural Negotiation; Maintaining a Distinctive Culture: The Gypsies; Ethnic Media in New York City; You Gotta Have Wa; A Navajo Perspective on Prejudice; Introducing Water-Boiling in a Peruvian Village; Thrown Out on the Edge of Asia; Los Angeles as a Cultural Mosaic; Nemawashi: Digging around the Roots; and Gift-Giving around the World.
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"Intercultural Communication continues to be the definitive work in the field. Many other textbooks (with their flashy multicolored distractions) pale beside this simple work of extensive intellectual scope and succinct explanation." -- Yun Ding, Tennessee Tech University
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