Intercultural communication : a reader /
[edited by]Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin R. McDaniel, Carolyn Sexton Roy.
- Fourteenth Edition and Fortieth Anniversary Edition
- xii, 500 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references
Approaches to intercultural communication -- Cultural identity : issues of belonging -- International cultures : understanding diversity -- Co-cultures : living in a multicultural world -- Intercultural messages : verbal and nonverbal interaction -- Cultural contexts : the influence of the setting -- Communicating interculturally : becoming competent -- Ethical considerations : changing behavior -- New perspectives : prospects for the future.
Explores how communication values and styles can be similar or different for members of various cultures and communities. This book focuses on practical strategies you can use to communicate more effectively in a variety of contexts, including interpersonal, rhetoric, group, business, education, health care, and organizational.