Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Baldwin, John R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life
  • Copyright
  • Brief contents
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the website
  • Walk through
  • Part One Foundations
  • Chapter 1 A rationale for studying intercultural communication: Why should we know about other cultures?
  • Building a rationale: Why do we need to know about intercultural communication?
  • The personal growth motive
  • The social responsibility motive
  • The economic motive
  • The cross-cultural travel motive
  • The media motive
  • Challenges of studying intercultural communication
  • The history and focus of intercultural communication: Where did we come from?
  • Summary
  • Key terms
  • Discussion questions
  • Action points
  • For more information
  • Chapter 2 Action, ethics, and research: How can I make a difference?
  • Muslim veils in French schools: How can we determine right from wrong in intercultural situations?
  • Ethics and morality
  • Determining a universal ethical stance
  • Ethical relativism
  • "Not in our town:" What is the role of intercultural communication in civic engagement?
  • Political and civic engagement
  • Defending civic and political engagement among college students
  • Doing civic engagement
  • How can we do responsible cultural research?
  • Assumptions that guide cultural research
  • Approaches to studying culture and communication
  • Differences of focus in culture-and-communication studies
  • Summary
  • Key terms
  • Discussion questions
  • Action points
  • For more information
  • Chapter 3 Origins: Where does our "culture" come from?
  • The relationship between communication and culture: How do they inform each other?
  • Defining communication
  • The relationship between communication and culture
  • Defining culture: How can we define culture-and what are the implications of our definition?
  • Aspects and elements of culture: What is culture like?
  • Aspects of culture
  • Characteristics of culture
  • A model of interaction: How can we best understand intercultural and intergroup communication?
  • Summary
  • Key terms
  • Discussion questions
  • Action points
  • For more information
  • Part Two Elements
  • Chapter 4 Subjective culture: What is the base upon which cultural communication is built?
  • Basic building blocks of culture: What are the most important things to know?
  • Cultural values: What are some useful frameworks for understanding culture?
  • High- and low-context cultures
  • Hofstede's cultural dimensions
  • Culture-specific (emic) approaches
  • World view: What are the beliefs at the center of our "world?"
  • Summary
  • Key terms
  • Discussion questions
  • Action points
  • For more information
  • Chapter 5 Identity: Struggle, resistance, and solidarity: How can I think about my identity and that of others?
  • An introduction to identity: Who am I, really?

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