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Author Liu, Shuang, 1959- author

Title Introducing intercultural communication : global cultures and contexts / Shuang Liu, Zala Volčič and Cindy Gallois
Edition First edition
Published London : SAGE, 2011
London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2011

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Description x, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 11. The Mass Media, Technology, and Cultural Change -- The world of the mass media -- Globalization, technology, and the mass media -- The mass media and symbolic social reality -- The mass media and cultural change -- Summary -- Case Study: OhMyNews in South Korea -- Further Reading -- 12. Immigration and Acculturation -- Immigration and cultural diversity -- Migration and globalization -- Diversity and multiculturalism -- Acculturation and culture shock -- Cross-cultural adaptation -- Summary -- Case Study: Migration and diversity in Australia -- Further Reading -- 13. Becoming an Effective Intercultural Communicator -- Global and local dimensions of culture -- Homogenization and fragmentation -- From local to global -- From global to local -- Developing intercultural competence -- Summary -- Case Study: Doctors without Borders -- Further Reading
8. Categorization, Subgroups, and Identities -- The multifaceted nature of identities -- Social categorization and identities -- Subgroup memberships and different types of identities -- Identities and intercultural communication -- Summary -- Case Study: History of South African identity and apartheid in South Africa -- Further Reading -- 9. Developing Relations with Culturally Different Others -- The nature of human relationships -- Dimensions of human relationships -- Stages of human relationship development -- Culture and human relationship development -- Developing intercultural relationships -- Summary -- Case Study: Love by arrangement in India -- Further Reading -- 10. Managing Intercultural Conflicts -- Pervasiveness of intercultural conflicts -- Potential sources of intercultural conflict -- Stages in the conflict process -- Conflict management styles and approaches -- Influence of culture on conflict management -- Summary -- Case Study: Violent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia -- Further Reading
Machine generated contents note 1. Challenges of Living in a Global Society -- Living in a global village -- Contributors to cultural diversity -- The necessity and benefits of intercultural communication -- Summary -- Case Study: The Cronulla riots -- Further Reading -- 2. Understanding Communication -- The essence of communication -- The multifaceted nature of communication -- Models of communication -- Levels of communication -- Communication and culture -- Summary -- Case Study: Hanging out in the public square -- Further Reading -- 3. Understanding Culture -- The pervasive nature of culture -- Definitions and components of culture -- Characteristics of culture -- Subcultures -- Summary -- Case Study: The Roma people in Eastern Europe -- Further Reading -- 4. The Influence of Culture on Perception -- The nature of human perception -- Stages of the perception process -- The influence of culture on perception
Perception and intercultural communication -- Summary -- Case Study: How are Eastern Europeans perceived by the West? -- Further Reading -- 5. Cultural Orientations and Behaviours -- Culture as a repertoire of human behaviours -- Dimensions of culture -- Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's value orientations -- Intercultural communication ethics -- Summary -- Case Study: Dinner at a Japanese home -- Further Reading -- 6. Verbal Communication and Culture -- The power of language -- The components and characteristics of verbal codes -- Language and perception -- Cultural variations in verbal communication -- Language and identity -- Summary -- Case Study: How many languages still exist in the world today? -- Further Reading -- 7. Nonverbal Communication and Culture -- Universality and variation of nonverbal communication -- Characteristics and functions of nonverbal codes -- Types of nonverbal communication -- Influence of culture on nonverbal communication -- Summary -- Case Study: Yum cha and Chinese culture -- Further Reading
Summary With a multinational team of authors, this introduction to communicating across cultures uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-312) and index
Subject Intercultural communication.
Author Gallois, Cynthia, author
Volčič, Zala, author
LC no. 2009943439
ISBN 9781848600362 (paperback)