Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Face the global challenges of the future with this accessible introduction to communication across boundaries Communication between cultures can be challenging in a number of ways, but it also carries immense potential rewards. In an increasingly connected world, it has never been more important to communicate across a range of differences created by history and circumstance. Contributing to global communities and rising to meet crucial shared challenges human rights disputes, refugee crises, the international climate crisis depends, in the first instance, on a sound communicative foundation. Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life provides a thorough introduction to this vital subject for students encountering it for the first time. Built around a robust and multifaceted definition of culture, which goes far beyond simple delineation of national boundaries, it offers an understanding of its subject that transcends US-centricity. The result, updated to reflect dramatic ongoing changes to the interconnected world, is essential for students of cross cultural communication and exchange. Readers of the second edition of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life readers will also find: Accessible definitions of core concepts Revised and updated chapters reflecting the COVID-19 crisis, climate change challenges, and more An all-new chapter on social media as a tool for intercultural communication Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life is essential for students and other readers seeking a foundational overview of this subject.

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR EVERYDAY LIFEFace the global challenges of the future with this accessible introduction to communication across boundariesCommunication between cultures can be challenging in a number of ways, but it also carries immense potential rewards. In an increasingly connected world, it has never been more important to communicate across a range of differences created by history and circumstance. Contributing to global communities and rising to meet crucial shared challenges--human rights disputes, refugee crises, the international climate crisis--depends, in the first instance, on a sound communicative foundation.Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life provides a thorough introduction to this vital subject for students encountering it for the first time. Built around a robust and multifaceted definition of culture, which goes far beyond simple delineation of national boundaries, it offers an understanding of its subject that transcends US-centricity. The result, updated to reflect dramatic ongoing changes to the interconnected world, is essential for students of cross--cultural communication and exchange.Readers of the second edition of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life readers will also find:* Accessible definitions of core concepts* Revised and updated chapters reflecting the COVID-19 crisis, climate change challenges, and more* An all-new chapter on social media as a tool for intercultural communicationIntercultural Communication for Everyday Life is essential for students and other readers seeking a foundational overview of this subject.

Preface xiAcknowledgements xvAbout the Companion Website xviWalk through xviiPart one Foundations 11 Intercultural communication for uncertain timesWhy should we know about other cultures? 32 Action, ethics, and researchHow can I make a difference? 253 OriginsHow can I talk about culture? 47Part two Elements 694 Subjective cultureWhat is the base upon which cultural communication is built? 715 Identity--Struggle, resistance, and solidarityHow can I think about my identity and that of others? 916 Intolerance-acceptance-appreciation-equity-inclusionHow can we make the world a more tolerant and inclusive place? 108Part three Messages 1337 Verbal communicationHow can I reduce cultural misunderstandings in my verbal communication? 1358 Nonverbal communicationCan I make nonverbal blunders and not even know it? 1569 Rhetoric and cultureHow does my culture relate to persuasive writing and speaking? 17710 Media and intercultural communicationHow do media shape our views of others? 20011 Information and communication technologiesHow do social media impact culture? 220Part four Contexts 24312 Adaptation and intercultural competenceHow can I be effective in a new culture? 24513 Relationships and conflictHow can I have better cross-cultural relationships? 26714 The political contextHow can we use communication to shape politics and culture? 28715 Intercultural communication in organizationsHow does culture shape business and how is business culture changing? 304Conclusion 328Glossary 330Index 343