Inter/cultural communication : representation and construction of culture /
Today, undergraduate students are more familiar with others cultures than ever before because of the media, Internet, local diversity, and their own travels abroad. As such, traditional intercultural communication textbooks- which focus solely on the "differences" approach-aren't trul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE,
2017.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Today, undergraduate students are more familiar with others cultures than ever before because of the media, Internet, local diversity, and their own travels abroad. As such, traditional intercultural communication textbooks- which focus solely on the "differences" approach-aren't truly effective for today's students, nor for this area's growth. By including a social constructionist approach-which explores how culture is constructed and produced in the moments in which it is experienced-Inter/Cultural Communication: Representation and Construction of Culture in Everyday Interaction provides today's undergraduate students with a fuller understanding of how culture and communication affect and effect each other. Inter/Cultural Communication improves upon current textbooks in four significant ways: (1) provides a differences approach and a social constructionist approach; (2) explores the consequences of cultural moments on immediate communication ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (465 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781544304106 (ebook) : |