Intercultural communication

• Main Author: Eckert, Susan
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Mason, Ohio Thomson/South-Western 2006
• Subjects: Pluralism (Social sciences) > Problems, exercises, etc > United States; Multiculturalism > Problems, exercises, etc > United States; Intercultural communication > Problems, exercises, etc > Management > United States; Conflict management > Problems, exercises, etc > United States; Diversity in the workplace > Management > United States
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• Physical Description: viii, 103 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0538727942

As the workplace continues to become more ethnically diverse, the need for training materials that address the changes is needed on many levels of education. Intercultural Communication shifts the focus solely away from ethnicity and color by helping individuals to understand the many ways we may all differ from one another culturally (i.e. more women in the workplace, a higher incidence of older workers, a greater number of individuals who communicate openly about their disabilities, and a greater diversity in class background).