Intercultural Communication A Reader (with InfoTrac)

by Samovar, Larry A.; Porter, Richard E.; McDaniel, Edwin R.

• ISBN13: 9780534644406
• ISBN10: 0534644406
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-28
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

PREFACE. 1. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: SOME APPROACHES. Edwin R. McDaniel, Larry A. Samovar, and Richard E. Porter, Intercultural Communication: An Introduction and Overview of the Basics. Aaron Castelan Cargile, Imaging Culture with a Little Help from the Pushmi-Pullyu. Harry C. Triandis, Culture and Conflict. Satoshi Ishii, Donald Cooke, and Donald Klopf, Our Locus in the Universe: Worldview and Intercultural Communication. Iben Jensen, The Practice of Intercultural Communication: Reflections for Professionals in Cultural Meetings. 2. CULTURAL IDENTITY: ISSUES OF BELONGING. Mary Jane Collier, Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication. Robert Krizek, Finding My Whiteness: A Narrative of Cultural Identification. Jolanta A. Drzewiecha and Nancy Draznin, A Polish American Jewish Story: Collective Memories and Intergroup Relations. A. L. Zimmerman and Patricia Geist-Martin, The Hybrid Identification of Gender Queer: Claiming Neither/Nor, Both/And. Nadine Naber, Ambiguous Insiders: An Investigation of Arab American Invisibility*. 3. UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY: INTERNATIONAL CULTURES. Wenshan Jia, The Wei (Positioning)Ming (Naming)Lianmian (Face) Continuum in Contemporary Chinese Culture. Martin J. Gannon, India: The Dance of Shiva. Karl Peltzer, Personality and Person Perception in Africa. Polly A. Begley, Communication with Egyptians. 4. CO-CULTURES: LIVING IN TWO CULTURES. Young Yun Kim, Unum and Pluribus: Ideological Underpinnings of Interethnic Communication in the United States. Michael Tinusta Garrett and Michael P. Wilbur, Does the Worm Live in the Ground: Reflections on Native American Spirituality. Donna Stringer, Let Me Count the Ways: African-American/European American Relationships. Julia T. Wood and Nina M. Reich, Gendered Communication Styles. Dawn O. Braithwaite and Charles A. Braithwaite, "Which is My Good Leg?": Cultural Communication of Persons With Disabilities. William F. Eadie, In Plain Sight: Gay and Lesbians Communication and Culture. 5. MESSAGES: VERBAL PROCESSES AND NONVERBAL INTERACTION. Mary Fong, The Nexus of Language, Communication, and Culture. Helen Kelly-Holmes, German Language: Whose language, Whose Culture? Donald Ellis and Ifat Moaz, Dialogue and Cultural Communication Codes Between Israelite-Jews and Palestinians. Anne Neville Miller, Public Speaking Patterns in Kenya. Carolyn Roy, Mexican Dichos: Lessons Through Language. Peter A. Andersen and Hua Wang, Unraveling Cultural Cues: Dimensions of Nonverbal Communication Across Cultures. Edwin R. McDaniel, Japanese Nonverbal Communication: A Reflection of Cultural Themes. 6. CULTURAL CONTEXTS: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SETTING. Sheryl Lindlsey and Charles Braithwaite, U.S. Americans and Mexicans Working Together: Five Core Concepts. Suresh Goplan and Angie Stahl, Application of American Management Theories and Practices to the Indian Business Environment: Understanding the Impact of National Culture. Robert A. Friday, Contrasts in Discussion Behavior of German and American Managers. Nagesh Rao, "Half-truths" in Argentina, Brazil, and India: An Intercultural Analysis of Physician-Patient Communication. Brian E. Mendyka, Exploring Culture in Nursing: A Theory-Driven Practice. Geneva Gay, Culture and Communication in the Classroom. Johann Le Roux, Social Dynamics of the Multicultural Classroom. 7. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: BECOMING COMPETENT. Guo-Ming Chen and William J. Storosta, Intercultural Awareness. Stella Ting-Toomey, Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively. Abhik Roy and Bayo Oludaja, The Role of Dialogue in Managing Intergroup Conflict. Polly Begley, Sojourner Adaptation. 8. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION: PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE. Thomas Sowell, Cultural Diversity: A World View. Harlen Cleveland, The Limits of Cultural Diversity. Young Yun Kim, Intercultural Personhood: An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives. Sam Dragga, Ethical Intercultural Technical Communication: Looking Through the Lens of Confucian Ethics. Johannes Brinkman

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Approaches to Intercultural Communication	1	(48)
Understanding Intercultural Communication: An Overview	6	(10)
Edwin R. McDaniel
Larry A. Samovar
Richard E. Porter
Imagining Culture with a Little Help from the Pushmi-Pullyu	16	(6)
Aaron Castelan Cargile
Culture and Conflict	22	(10)
Harry C. Triandis
Our Locus in the Universe: Worldview and Intercultural Communication	32	(7)
Satoshi Ishii
Donald Klopf
Peggy Cooke
The Practice of Intercultural Communication: Reflections for Professionals in Cultural Meetings	39	(10)
Iben Jensen
Cultural Identity: Issues of Belonging	49	(49)
Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication	53	(8)
Mary Jane Collier
Finding My Whiteness: A Narrative of Cultural Identification	61	(10)
Robert Krizek
A Polish Jewish American Story: Collective Memories and Intergroup Relations	71	(5)
Jolanta A. Drzewiecka
Nancy Draznin
The Hybrid Identities of Gender Queer: Claiming Neither/Nor, Both/And	76	(6)
A. L. Zimmerman
Patricia Geist-Martin
Ambiguous Insiders: An Investigation of Arab American Invisibility	82	(16)
Nadine Naber
International Cultures: Understanding Diversity	98	(51)
Living Together vs. Going It Alone	103	(11)
Richard E. Nisbett
The Wei (Positioning)--Ming (Naming)--Lianmian (Face) Continuum in Contemporary Chinese Culture	114	(8)
Wenshan Jia
India: The Dance of Shiva	122	(13)
Martin J. Gannon
Personality and Person Perception in Africa	135	(7)
Karl Peltzer
Communication with Egyptians	142	(7)
Polly A. Begley
Co-Cultures: Living in Two Cultures	149	(60)
Unum and Pluribus: Ideological Underpinnings of Interethnic Communication in the United States	153	(11)
Young Yun Kim
Does the Worm Live in the Ground? Reflections on Native American Spirituality	164	(6)
Michael Tlanusta Garrett
Michael P. Wilbur
Let Me Count the Ways: African-American/European-American Marriages	170	(7)
Donna M. Stringer
Gendered Communication Styles	177	(10)
Julia T. Wood
Nina M. Reich
``Which Is My Good Leg?'': Cultural Communication of Persons with Disabilities	187	(11)
Dawn O. Braithwaite
Charles A. Braithwaite
In Plain Sight: Gay and Lesbian Communication and Culture	198	(11)
William F. Eadie
Intercultural Messages: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication	209	(66)
The Nexus of Language, Communication, and Culture	214	(8)
Mary Fong
German Language: Whose Language, Whose Culture?	222	(9)
Helen Kelly-Holmes
Dialogue and Cultural Communication Codes Between Israeli Jews and Palestinians	231	(7)
Donald G. Ellis
Ifat Maoz
Public Speaking Patterns in Kenya	238	(8)
Ann Neville Miller
Mexican Dichos: Lessons Through Language	246	(4)
Carolyn Roy
Unraveling Cultural Cues: Dimensions of Nonverbal Communication Across Cultures	250	(16)
Peter A. Andersen
Hua Wang
Japanese Nonverbal Communication: A Reflection of Cultural Themes	266	(9)
Edwin R. McDaniel
Cultural Contexts: The Influence of the Setting	275	(79)
U.S. Americans and Mexicans Working Together: Five Core Concepts	280	(6)
Sheryl L. Lindsley
Charles A. Braithwaite
Application of American Management Theories and Practices to the Indian Business Environment: Understanding the Impact of National Culture	286	(12)
Suresh Gopalan
Angie Stahl
Contrasts in Discussion Behaviors of German and American Managers	298	(10)
Robert A. Friday
``Half-Truths'' in Argentina, Brazil, and India: An Intercultural Analysis of Physician--Patient Communication	308	(10)
Nagesh Rao
Exploring Culture in Nursing: A Theory-Driven Practice	318	(8)
Brian E. Mendyka
Culture and Communication in the Classroom	326	(17)
Geneva Gay
Social Dynamics of the Multicultural Classroom	343	(11)
Johann Le Roux
Communicating Interculturally: Becoming Competent	354	(40)
Intercultural Awareness	357	(9)
Guo-Ming Chen
William J. Starosta
Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively	366	(12)
Stella Ting-Toomey
The Role of Dialogue in Managing Intergroup Conflict	378	(9)
Abhik Roy
Bayo Oludaja
Sojourner Adaptation	387	(7)
Polly A. Begley
Ethical Considerations: Prospects for the Future	394	(47)
Cultural Diversity: A World View	398	(7)
Thomas Sowell
The Limits to Cultural Diversity	405	(3)
Harlan Cleveland
Intercultural Personhood: An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives	408	(12)
Young Yun Kim
Ethical Intercultural Technical Communication: Looking Through the Lens of Confucian Ethics	420	(10)
Sam Dragga
Business Ethics and Intercultural Communication: Exploring the Overlap Between Two Academic Fields	430	(11)
Johannes Brinkmann
Index	441