Intercultural Communication in Contexts - Softcover

Martin, Judith N.; Nakayama, Thomas K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078036771 ISBN 13: 9780078036774

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2012

Synopsis

With the rapid expansion of globalization, intercultural contact is now part of daily life for most of us. Intercultural Communication in Contexts examines communication in multicultural relationships and provides practitioners with the tools for effective communication amid cultural, ethnic, and religious differences. Students are introduced to the primary approaches for studying intercultural communication along with a theoretical and practical framework for applying these approaches themselves.

About this title

About the Author:

Judith N. Martin is currently Herberger Professor of Communication in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. She received her Ph.D. in speech communication from the Pennsylvania State University. She also studied at the Université de Grenoble for a year, and was involved in study aboard administration for a number of years. She also has experience in cross cultural training and has co-authored three books with Prof. Tom Nakayama. Her current research interests focus on: the role of communication in cross cultural transitions, white identity and and communication, and pedagogical issues in teaching intercultural communication.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0078036771
• ISBN 13: 9780078036774
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 576