Communication between cultures

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Author:

Samovar, Larry A.

ISBN:

9780534569297

9780534569310

Personal Author:

Samovar, Larry A.

Edition:

5th ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Wadsworth series in speech communication

Wadsworth series in speech communication.

Contents:

The challenge of intercultural communication: interaction in a diverse world -- Understanding culture: alternative views of reality -- The deep structure of our culture: routs of reality -- Language and culture: words and meaning -- Nonverbal communication: the messages of action, space, time, and silence -- Cultural influences on context: the business setting -- Cultural influences on context: the educational setting -- Cultural influences on context: the health care setting -- Intercultural challenges: recognizing and dealing with difference -- Becoming competent: a point of view.

Subject Term:

Intercultural communication.

Communication and culture.

Added Author:

Porter, Richard E.

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Summary

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES continues with the features that have made it the best-selling text for the intercultural communication course. This new edition of Samovar and Porter's leading text gives students an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. It's 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 students 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.