Communication Between Cultures - Softcover

Samovar, Larry A; Porter, Richard E; McDaniel, Edwin R; Roy, Carolyn Sexton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111134910X ISBN 13: 9781111349103

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This bestselling intercultural communication text gives readers an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES is renowned for being the only text on the market to consistently emphasize religion and history as key variables in intercultural communication. Packed with the latest research and filled with numerous compelling examples that force readers to examine their own assumptions and cultural biases, this book helps students understand the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication. The book is divided into four interrelated parts: Part I introduces the study of communication and culture; Part II focuses on the ability of culture to shape and modify our view of reality; Part III puts the theory of intercultural communication into practice; and Part IV converts knowledge into action.

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Review:

1. Intercultural Communication: Interaction in a Multicultural World. 2. Culture and Communication. 3. Structure of Culture: Family Lessons. 4. Cultural History: Our Antecedents. 5. Culture, Life and Death. 6. Cultural Values: Guidelines for Behavior. 7. Identity and Culture: Situating the Individual. 8. Verbal Messages: Language. 9. Nonverbal Communication: The Messages of Action, Space, Time, and Silence. 10. Communication Contexts and Cultural Influences.

About the Author:

Edwin (Ed) R. McDaniel received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University. He is currently a Member-at-Large of the Japan–U.S. Communication Association and a member of the Thunderbird Educator Network at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is also a retired Professor of Intercultural Communication at Aichi Shukutoku University in Nagoya, Japan, and has been a Japan ICU Foundation Visiting Scholar at the International Christian University in Tokyo. In addition, Dr. McDaniel has taught at San Diego State University, CSU San Marcos, and Thunderbird. In May 2013, he was an invited speaker at the China Cultural Industry Forum (CIF) in Beijing. He is the co-author/co-editor of numerous books on intercultural communication. His articles and book chapters have been published in China, Germany, Korea, and Japan, as well as the United States. Before beginning his academic career, Dr. McDaniel was in government service for over 20 years, during which time he lived and traveled in more than 40 countries.

About this edition

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 111134910X
• ISBN 13: 9781111349103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 404