Among Cultures: The Challenge of Communication
- ISBN-10
- 0155050966
- ISBN-13
- 9780155050969
- Category
- Communication interculturelle
- Pages
- 374
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
- Author
- Bradford J. Hall
Description
Organized around basic questions related to intercultural interaction, this text explores how culture and communication are intimately related. The author discusses the roles of rituals and social dramas not typically found in other texts and provides an extensive and relevant discussion of differing worldviews. Making extensive use of narrative to help promote interest and learning, the text is geared to practical applications which students can incorporate into their own lives and interactions with others.
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