ISBN:
1-322-41847-0
,
0-7619-2376-4
,
1-4522-6276-4
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xx, 347 p.) :
,
ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
DDC:
303.48/2
Keywords:
Intercultural communication.
;
Cross-cultural orientation.
;
Cultural relations.
Abstract:
This text challenges the quantitative, social science perspective on intercultural communication by examining critical issues from diverse perspectives. Key topics include historical and religious perspectives; racial and ethnic issues; cross-cultural adaptation; and methods of researching 'other' cultures.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Transcultural Issues in International and Cross-Cultural Contexts; 1 - Perspectives on Human Communication; 2 - Transcultural Communication in the U.S.-Africa Context; 3 - Toward Transcultural Understanding; 4 - Transcultural Realities and Different Ways of Knowing; 5 - The Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication on Transculturalism; Part II: Historical and Religious Struggles Within and Between Nations; 6 - Historical Struggles Between Islamic and Christian Worldviews
Description / Table of Contents:
7 - A Historiographical Survey of the Determinants of the North-South Divide in Sudan8 - An Analysis of Discourse on the Spoken and Written Words; Part III: Socially Constructed Racial Identities and Their Consequences for Transculturalism in America; 9 - Multiple Identities; 10 - A Culturally Based Conception of the Black Self-Concept; 11 - Communication and Social Scientific Discourse; 12 - Social Cognition and Racial Stereotyping in Television; Part IV: The Transformative Effects of Sojourning in Diverse Cultural Environments; 13 - Intercultural Adaptation
Description / Table of Contents:
14 - The Impact of Cultural Dynamics on the Newcomer to the Organizational Environment15 - Research and Training in Cross-Cultural Readjustment; Part V: Toward the Fundamentals of Transcultural Research; 16 - Toward an Ethic of Intercultural Communication Research; 17 - Afrocentric Empiricism; 18 - Frameworks for Assessing Contact as a Tool for Reducing Prejudice; 19 - The Kemetic Paradigm; Index; About the Authors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
English
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