Introducing intercultural communication : global cultures and contexts /
Shuang Liu, Zala Volčič, and Cindy Gallois.
- Fourth edition.
- xviii, 344 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
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Previous edition: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intercultural communication in a global community -- Culture and people -- Communication and culture -- Perception and categorization -- Value orientations and behaviour -- Identities and subgroups -- Verbal communication and culture -- Nonverbal communication and culture -- Business and culture -- Immigration and acculturation -- Intercultural and intergroup relations -- Media and cultural change -- Intercultural competence in a global community.
"Taking a global and critical perspective, this textbook presents the concepts, theories and applications from the field of intercultural communication in a lively and easy-to-follow style. Covering all the essential topics, from immigration and intercultural conflict, to intercultural health communication and communication in the workplace. Introducing Intercultural Communication is the ideal guide to becoming a critical consumer of information and an effective global citizen. It is essential reading for students of intercultural communication across media and communication studies, and international business and management"-- Publisher's website.