Intercultural communication for everyday life / John R Baldwin, Alberto González, Nettie Brock, Ming Xie, and Chin-Chung Chao.

By: Baldwin, John R, 1960- [author.]
Contributor(s): González, Alberto, 1954- [author] | Brock, Nettie [author] | Ming, Xie, 1980- | Chao, Chin-Chung [author]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2024Edition: Second editionDescription: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119897903Subject(s): Communication -- Philosophy | Intercultural communicationDDC classification: 302.23 LOC classification: P90 | .I5545 2024
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface xi Acknowledgements xv About the Companion Website xvi Walk through xvii Part one Foundations 1 1 Intercultural communication for uncertain times Why should we know about other cultures? 3 2 Action, ethics, and research How can I make a difference? 25 3 Origins How can I talk about culture? 47 Part two Elements 69 4 Subjective culture What is the base upon which cultural communication is built? 71 5 Identity--Struggle, resistance, and solidarity How can I think about my identity and that of others? 91 6 Intolerance-acceptance-appreciation-equity-inclusion How can we make the world a more tolerant and inclusive place? 108 Part three Messages 133 7 Verbal communication How can I reduce cultural misunderstandings in my verbal communication? 135 8 Nonverbal communication Can I make nonverbal blunders and not even know it? 156 9 Rhetoric and culture How does my culture relate to persuasive writing and speaking? 177 10 Media and intercultural communication How do media shape our views of others? 200 11 Information and communication technologies How do social media impact culture? 220 Part four Contexts 243 12 Adaptation and intercultural competence How can I be effective in a new culture? 245 13 Relationships and conflict How can I have better cross-cultural relationships? 267 14 The political context How can we use communication to shape politics and culture? 287 15 Intercultural communication in organizations How does culture shape business and how is business culture changing? 304 Conclusion 328 Glossary 330 Index 343
Summary: "The years since the first edition of this text (2014) have seen many changes, and these have often bought increased tension and uncertainty. This tension augments the fact that many young adults were struggling with anxiety and depression in the U.S.A. and other cultures even before recent times. In the last years, we have seen protests across many cultures for racial justice, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, the right to public expression. Some countries are accused of suppressing Muslim, Kurdish, or other minority groups, seeking to force them to conform to dominant cultures. We have seen a growing frequency of climate-related changes, such as increased storms in some areas, rising sea levels, shrinking ice caps, and resulting changes in food supplies. The number of refugees from local strife and from climate-related issues has risen drastically. At the time of this writing, there is open conflict in Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Yemen, but also refugees fleeing Syria, Venezuela, and other countries. And then there was that whole COVID-19 virus. Surrounding all of these, many of our countries are seeing a rise in political polarization, which hints of political instability."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
Preface xi

Acknowledgements xv

About the Companion Website xvi

Walk through xvii

Part one Foundations 1

1 Intercultural communication for uncertain times

Why should we know about other cultures? 3

2 Action, ethics, and research

How can I make a difference? 25

3 Origins

How can I talk about culture? 47

Part two Elements 69

4 Subjective culture

What is the base upon which cultural communication is built? 71

5 Identity--Struggle, resistance, and solidarity

How can I think about my identity and that of others? 91

6 Intolerance-acceptance-appreciation-equity-inclusion

How can we make the world a more tolerant and inclusive place? 108

Part three Messages 133

7 Verbal communication

How can I reduce cultural misunderstandings in my verbal communication? 135

8 Nonverbal communication

Can I make nonverbal blunders and not even know it? 156

9 Rhetoric and culture

How does my culture relate to persuasive writing and speaking? 177

10 Media and intercultural communication

How do media shape our views of others? 200

11 Information and communication technologies

How do social media impact culture? 220

Part four Contexts 243

12 Adaptation and intercultural competence

How can I be effective in a new culture? 245

13 Relationships and conflict

How can I have better cross-cultural relationships? 267

14 The political context

How can we use communication to shape politics and culture? 287

15 Intercultural communication in organizations

How does culture shape business and how is business culture changing? 304

Conclusion 328

Glossary 330

Index 343

"The years since the first edition of this text (2014) have seen many changes, and these have often bought increased tension and uncertainty. This tension augments the fact that many young adults were struggling with anxiety and depression in the U.S.A. and other cultures even before recent times. In the last years, we have seen protests across many cultures for racial justice, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, the right to public expression. Some countries are accused of suppressing Muslim, Kurdish, or other minority groups, seeking to force them to conform to dominant cultures. We have seen a growing frequency of climate-related changes, such as increased storms in some areas, rising sea levels, shrinking ice caps, and resulting changes in food supplies. The number of refugees from local strife and from climate-related issues has risen drastically. At the time of this writing, there is open conflict in Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Yemen, but also refugees fleeing Syria, Venezuela, and other countries. And then there was that whole COVID-19 virus. Surrounding all of these, many of our countries are seeing a rise in political polarization, which hints of political instability."-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
John R. Baldwin, is Professor of Communication and Culture at Illinois State University, USA, where he teaches on culture, diversity, and communication. He has published extensively on these and related subjects over a career spanning more than a quarter century.

Alberto González, is Distinguished University Professor in the School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA. His research is situated at the intersection of criticial intercultural communication and rhetorical criticism.

Nettie Brock, is Assistant Professor of Convergent Media at Morehead State University, USA. Her research and teaching concern popular culture texts and their connections to the societies that produce and receive them.

Ming Xie, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on intercultural communication, female leadership in nonprofit organizations, and emergency management.

Chin-Chung Chao, is Professor of Communication at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA. She is a past President of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies and a past Chair of the Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, and has researched and published extensively on communication, conflict management, and related subjects.

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