Jandt, Fred Edmund. <br/><br/>
Intercultural communication :  an introduction / 
Fred E. Jandt. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Publications,  c2001. 
 - xi, 532 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 508-521) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART ONE: CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR COMMUNICATION<br/>The Dispute Over Defining Culture<br/>Defining Communication as an Element of Culture<br/>Barriers to Intercultural Communication<br/>Stereotypes and Prejudice as Barriers<br/>PART TWO: COMMUNICATION VARIABLES<br/>Nonverbal Communication<br/>Knowing Culture through Language<br/>Language as a Barrier<br/>Culture's Influence on Perception<br/>PART THREE: CULTURAL VALUES<br/>Dimensions of Culture<br/>Dominant United States Cultural Patterns<br/>Using Value Orientation Theory<br/>Comparative Cultural Patterns<br/>Arabian Culture<br/>Women, Families and Children<br/>Contact between Cultures<br/>PART FOUR: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURES<br/>Immigration and Acculturation<br/>Forces against Assimilation<br/>Forces to Conform to One Cultural Identity<br/>Reclaiming a Culture<br/>Identity and Subgroups<br/>PART FIVE: THE FUTURE<br/>Multiculturalism<br/>Challenges Facing Intercultural Communication 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761922024 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0761922016 (cloth : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00010919  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intercultural communication.<br/>Intercultural communication--United States.<br/>Communication, International.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN345  / .J43 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.482 JAN