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Now in its 6th edition, Fred Jandt's international bestseller continues to offer students an accessible and exciting introduction to the art of effectively communicating across group barriers. Packed with thought-provoking examples, photos, vignettes, quotes, cases, and stories that spark students' interest and challenge them to reassess existing viewpoints, "An Introduction to Intercultural Communication" remains an invaluable text and a leader in its field. New and continuing features include: an environment-focused box in each chapter discusses how the environment relates to each topic; 'Focus on Theory' boxes ground practical material in communication and social theory; expanded coverage of immigration; global examples updated throughout; new and expanded photo essays; new companion website featuring test questions, student activities, sample syllabi, and PowerPoint presentations; and, student site featuring web activities and resources, study quizzes, e-Flashcards, and SAGE journal articles. An accompanying reader, "Intercultural Communication: A Global Reader", is also available and can be used alone or in conjunction with this text.
| ISBN | 1412970105 | | Pages | 440 | | ISBN13 | 9781412970105
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 726 | | Imprint | SAGE Publications Inc | | Published in | Thousand Oaks | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781412914420 | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2009 | | Height (mm) | 232 | | Library of Congress | 2009003137 | | Width (mm) | 187 | | DEWEY | 302.2 | | Spine width (mm) | 25 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate |
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| | | To the Student | | | | | | To the Instructor | | | | Pt. 1 | | Culture as Context for Communication | | 1 | | Ch. 1 | | The Dispute Over Defining Culture | | 5 | | Ch. 2 | | Defining Communication as an Element of Culture | | 37 | | Ch. 3 | | Culture's Influence on Perception | | 59 | | Pt. 2 | | Communication Variables | | 77 | | Ch. 4 | | Barriers to Intercultural Communication | | 81 | | Ch. 5 | | Nonverbal Communication | | 105 | | Ch. 6 | | Language as a Barrier | | 127 | | Pt. 3 | | Cultural Values | | 159 | | Ch. 7 | | Dimensions of Culture | | 163 | | Ch. 8 | | Dominant U.S. Cultural Patterns: Using Value Orientation Theory | | 187 | | Ch. 9 | | Comparative Cultural Patterns: Arab Culture | | 213 | | Ch. 10 | | Women, Families, and Children | | 233 | | Ch. 11 | | Contact Between Cultures | | 263 | | Pt. 4 | | Cultures Within Cultures | | 287 | | Ch. 12 | | Immigration and Acculturation | | 291 | | Ch. 13 | | Cultures Within Cultures | | 321 | | Ch. 14 | | Identity and Subgroups | | 353 | | | | References | | | | | | Glossary | | | | | | Credits | | | | | | Index | | |
"I chose this book because for me it covers the issues pertaining to intercultural communication that are relevant to today's society." -- Rosemary O'Donnell 20110209  Be the first to write a customer review
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