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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Other Authors: Kurylo, Anastacia (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles SAGE 2017
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Online Access:UBY01
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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 ..
Physical Description:465 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781544304106

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