Communication Between Cultures

Overview

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES continues with the features that have made it the best-selling text for the intercultural communication course. The new edition of this leading 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.

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Author Information

Bio of Larry A. Samovar

San Diego State University, Emeritus.

Bio of Edwin R. McDaniel

Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan.

Bio of Richard E. Porter

California State University, Long Beach, Emeritus

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Additional Info

Imprint

Wadsworth Publishing

Filesize

12.76 MB

Number of Pages

432

eBook ISBN

9780495346210