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The goal of this text is to introduce students to the theoretical and practical aspects of intercultural communication. The text's articles begin with the basic elements of communication, and then look at how those elements are shaped by social and cultural forces. Specific co-cultures... Read Full Overview

Enhance your skills as an effective, culturally aware communicator with INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A READER (WITH INFOTRAC). You'll find articles -- some commissioned solely for this text --that discuss the classic ideas that laid the groundwork for this field, as well as those... Read Full Overview

This sixth edition contains nineteen new essays, eleven of which were prepared especially for this book, as well as expanded topical coverage including new emphasis on co-cultures and contexts such as health care, education and business.

This reader is composed of 40 short articles on a broad range of subjects. The first section introduces basic concepts; subsequent chapters contain articles on international cultures, nondominant US cultures, and on contexts of intercultural communication such as negotiation,... Read Full Overview

Enhance your skills as an effective, culturally aware communicator with INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A READER (WITH INFOTRAC). You'll find articles -- some commissioned solely for this text --that discuss the classic ideas that laid the groundwork for this field, as well as those... Read Full Overview