Communicating Across Cultures - 99 edition

"This thorough, straightforward book ties together theory and research to explain a previously elusive and unarticulated process for negotiating culturally based identities in intercultural relationships....A comprehensive treatment and an excellent synthesis of the literature, this book will be especially useful as a text in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses on intercultural communication."

-Dudley D. Cahn, Department of Communication and Media, State University of New York, New Paltz

"This book presents an integrative theory that draws inspiration from social identity theory, symbolic interactionism, and the communication discipline. To communicate effectively, the author shows, we must be ready to shift frames of reference, use new categories to understand cultural perspectives, and experiment with creative avenues of decision making and problem solving. Especially strong in its discussions of the functions of language, the book presents excellent examples of communication across cultures as well as practical advice on how to improve communication. It would make an excellent undergraduate or graduate text in courses on intercultural communication."

-Harry C. Triandis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign

Guilford Press Web Site, March 2000

I. Conceptual Foundations

1. Intercultural Communication: An Introduction
2. Mindful Intercultural Communication: An Identity Negotiation Perspective

II. The Intercultural Communication Process: Dissimilar Assumptions

3. Value Orientations and Intercultural Encounters
4. Mindful Intercultural Verbal Communication
5. Mindful Intercultural Nonverbal Communication

III. Boundary Regulation and Intergroup Interpersonal Relationship Developments

6. Identity Contact and Intergroup Encounters
7. Intercultural Personal Relationship Development: Identity- and Relational-Based Themes
8. Constructive Intercultural Conflict Management

IV. Identity Transformation and Transcultural Competencies

9. Identity Change and Intercultural Adaptation
10. Transcultural Communication Competence