A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings
Language: English
Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2007
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Former Library copy with usual stamps EtcText clean. A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings Edited by Leila Monaghan and Jane E. Goodman. This interdisciplinary textbook explores interpersonal communication through the lens of culture, language, ethnography, and social interaction. Rather than treating communication as a purely individual process, the book examines how relationships and meaning are shaped by culturally specific language practices, social norms, identity, and everyday interaction. The collection includes readings and case studies covering topics such as intercultural communication, language and culture, ethnography, performance, social behavior, and cross-cultural communication. Product Details: Title: A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication Subtitle: Essential Readings Editors: Leila Monaghan and Jane E. Goodman Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publication Year: 2007 Format: Paperback Language: English Subject: Communication / Anthropology / Cultural Studies ISBN-10: 1405125942 ISBN-13: 9781405125949 A useful resource for college students and readers studying interpersonal communication, cultural anthropology, linguistics, intercultural communication, and social interaction. Ships from Georgia, USA. …
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- A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings
- Author
- Jane E. Goodman
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Publication year
- 2007
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- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1405125942
- ISBN 13
- 9781405125949
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- Proposes a new approach to interpersonal communication, based in ethnography and performance.
- Features ethnographic articles that are inviting and accessible to beginning students.
- Explores interpersonal interactions in a range of settings: from high school slang in California to sign language use in a deaf church, from Tuareg greetings in the Sahara to the language of aggression among Mississippi girls.
- Includes articles with detailed transcripts of conversation that students can analyze.
- Provides students with conceptual and practical tools to develop their own ethnographic research on language practices.
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About the Author
Jane E. Goodman is Associate Professor of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, where she teaches performance and ethnographic studies. She previously served as Course Director of Interpersonal Communication. Goodman is the author of Berber Culture on the World Stage: From Village to Video (2005).
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