Communication between cultures

• Main Author: Samovar, Larry A
• Other Authors: Porter, Richard E.
• Format: Unknown
• Published: Belmont, CA Wadsworth/Thomson Learning 2004
• Edition: 5th ed
• Series: Wadsworth series in speech communication
• Subjects: Communication and culture; Intercultural communication
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• Physical Description: xiv, 370 p. ill. 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-364) and index
• ISBN: 9780534569297 (student ed.); 0534569293 (student ed.); 9780534569310 (instructor's ed.); 0534569315 (instructor's ed.)

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES continues with the features that have made it the best-selling text for the intercultural communication course. The new edition of this leading gives students an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. It's renowned for being the only text on the market to consistently emphasize religion and history as key variables in intercultural communication. Packed with the latest research and filled with numerous, compelling examples that force students to examine their own assumptions and cultural biases, this book helps students understand the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication.