Intercultural Communication: A Layered Approach, VangoBooks - Softcover

Oetzel, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132432846 ISBN 13: 9780132432849

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Intercultural Communication illustrates the dynamic role intercultural communication plays today in social problems, the workplace, health care settings, mass media, and history through a layered and contextualized perspective. Interpersonal communication concepts are looked at through the lenses of individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal/cultural perspectives to help readers understand the context of both their own behavior and that of others. At the same time, the perspective emphasizes that people have agency and individuals can make a difference to address social problems.

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"Intercultural Communication" illustrates the dynamic role intercultural communication plays today in social problems, the workplace, health care settings, mass media, and history through a layered and contextualized perspective. Interpersonal communication concepts are looked at through the lenses of individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal/cultural perspectives to help readers understand the context of both their own behavior and that of others. At the same time, the perspective emphasizes that people have agency and individuals can make a difference to address social problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132432846
• ISBN 13: 9780132432849
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416