Intercultural Communication, Fourth Edition" provides students with a clear model for examining communication within cultural, micro-cultural, environmental, socio-relational, and perceptual contexts. Each chapter focuses on one context and the combination of factors included within that context - setting, situation, and circumstances. The text also highlights influences such as values,ethnicity, physical geography and attitudes, and then examines certain means of interaction, including body language, eye contact, and the exchange of words. Additional topics covered include the stages of relationships, cross-cultural management, intercultural conflict, and culture shock. INDICE: 1. The Necessity of Intercultural Communication 2. The Cultural Context 3. The Microcultural Context 4. The Environmental Context 5. The Perceptual Context 6. The Sociorelational Context 7. The Verbal Code: Human Language 8. The Nonverbal Code 9. Developing Intercultural Relationships 10. Intercultural Conflict 11. Intercultural Communication in Organizations 12. Acculturation, Culture Shock, and Intercultural Competence.
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-6770-9
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 415
- Fecha Publicación: 11/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés