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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779121003321

Autore

Kim Young Yun

Titolo

Becoming intercultural [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative theory of communication and cross-cultural adaptation / / Young Yun Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

1-5063-1998-X

1-322-30694-X

0-8039-4487-X

1-4522-6441-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 321 p.)

Disciplina

303.482

Soggetti

Intercultural communication

Assimilation (Sociology)

Emigration and immigration - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Existing Approaches to Cross-Cultural Adaptation; 3 - Organizing Principles; 4 - The Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation; 5 - The Structure of Cross-Cultural Adaptation; 6 - Personal Communication; 7 - Social Communication; 8 - Environment; 9 - Predisposition; 10 - Intercultural Transformation; 11 - Research Considerations; 12 - Practical Insights; Notes; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at the movements of immigrants and refugees and the challenges they face as they cross cultural boundaries and strive to build a new life in an unfamiliar place. It focuses on the psychological dynamic underpinning their adaptation process; how their internal conditions change over time; the role of their ethnic and personal backgrounds and of the conditions of the host environment affecting the process.