Becoming Intercultural: An Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation

by Young Yun Kim

Book Overview

This book looks at the movements of immigrants and refugees and the challenges they face as they cross cultural boundaries and strive to build a new life in an unfamiliar place. It focuses on the psychological dynamic underpinning of their adaptation process, how their internal conditions change over time, the role of their ethnic and personal backgrounds, and of the conditions of the host environment affecting the process. Addressing these and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803944888
• ISBN13: 9780803944886
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"