CONTENTS
Preface = ⅶ
PART ONE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: AN INTRODUCTION = 1
Chapter 1 Approaches: Understanding Intercultural Communication = 3
An Introduction to Intercultural Communication / Richard E. Porter ; Larry A. Samovar = 4
Communication in a Global Village / Dean C. Barnlund = 26
Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication / Mary Jane Collier = 36
Toward a Perspective on Cultural Communication and Intercultural Contact / Donal Carbaugh = 45
Context and Meaning / Edward T. Hall = 60
PART TWO SOCIO-CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS: WHAT WE BRING TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION = 71
Chapter 2 International Cultures: Understanding Diversity = 73
The Impact of Confucianism on Interpersonal Relationships and Communication Patterns in East Asia / June Ock Yum = 75
Cross-Cultural Analysis of Interpersonal Bonding: A Look at East and West / Akbar Javidi ; Manoochehr Javidi = 87
Dominant Cultural Patterns of Hindus in India / Nemi C. Jain ; Ellen D. Kussman = 95
A Comparison of Arab and American Conceptions of "Effective" Persuasion / Janice Walker Anderson = 104
Palevome: Foundations of Struggle and Conflict in Greek Interpersonal Communication / Benjamin J. Broome = 114
Chapter 3 Co-Cultures: Living in Two Cultures = 125
Diversity and Its Discontents / Arturo Madrid = 127
Who's Got the Room at the Top? Issues of Dominance and Nondominance in Intracultural Communication / Edith A.Folb = 131
An African-American Communication Perspective / Sidney A. Ribeau ; John R. Baldwin ; Michael L. Hecht = 140
Viewing Persons with Disabilities as a Culture / Dawn O. Braithwaite = 148
Gender, Communication, and Culture / Julia T. Wood = 155
Discovering Gay Culture in America / Randall E. Majors = 165
PART THREE INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION: TAKING PART IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION = 173
Chapter 4 Verbal Processes: Thinking and Speaking = 176
Ethnocognitivism, Problem Solving: and Hemisphericity / Devorah A. Lieberman = 178
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis / Harry Hoijer = 194
Translation as Problematic Discourse in Organizations / Stephen P. Banks ; Anna Banks = 201
The Hmong of Laos: Orality, Communication, and Acculturation / Robert Shuter = 213
The Need to Be: The Socio-Cultural Significance of Black Language / Shirley N. Weber = 221
Chapter 5 Nonverbal Interaction: Action, Sound, and Silence = 227
Explaining Intel-cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication / Peter Andersen = 229
The Role of Touch in Gender Communication / Laurie P. Arliss = 241
Silence and Silences in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Japan and the United States / Satoshi Ishii ; Tom Bruneau = 246
Variables in the Use of Personal Space in Intercultural Transactions / Carol Zinner Dolphin = 252
Monochronic and Polychronic Time / Edward T. Hall = 264
Chapter 6 Cultural Contexts: The Influence of the Setting = 272
Contrasts in Discussion Behaviors of Germans and American Managers / Robert A. Friday = 274
Cultural Variations in Negotiation Styles / Susan A. Hellweg ; Larry A. Samovar ; Lisa Skow = 286
The Group: A Japanese Context / Dolores Cathcart ; Robert Cathcart = 293
Counseling and Culture / Anne Pedersen ; Paul Pedersen = 305
Negotiating Cultural Understanding in Health Care Communication / Patricia Geist = 311
Culture and Classroom Communication / Robert G. Powell ; Janis F. Andersen = 322
PART FOUR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: SEEKING IMPROVEMENT = 333
Chapter 7 Communicating Interculturally: Becoming Competent = 335
Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication / LaRay M. Barna = 337
A Model of Intercultural Communication Competence / Brian H. Spitzberg = 347
Managing Intercultural Conflicts Effectively / Stella Ting-Toomey = 360
Communication About Humor as Procedural Competence in Intercultural Encounters / Wen-Shu Lee = 373
A Model for Cultural Diversity Training / Derald Wing Sue = 382
Adapting to a New Culture / Young Yun Kim = 392
Chapter 8 Ethical Considerations: Prospects for the Future = 406
The Evaluation of Culture / Elvin Hatch = 408
Intercultural Personhood: An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives / Young Yun Kim = 415
Intercultural Education for Multicultural Societies: Critical Issues / Rosita D. Albert ; Harry C. Triandis = 425
Peace as an Ethic for Intercultural Communication / David W. Kale = 435
Index = 445
