Transcultural realities [[electronic resource] ] : interdisciplinary perspectives on cross-cultural relations / / editors Virginia H. Milhouse, Molefi Kete Asante, Peter O. Nwosu

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Sage, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.2
• Soggetto topico: Intercultural communication; Cross-cultural orientation; Cultural relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MilhouseVirginia Hall <1950-> AsanteMolefi Kete <1942-> NwosuPeter
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Transcultural Issues in International and Cross-Cultural Contexts; 1 - Perspectives on Human Communication; 2 - Transcultural Communication in the U.S.-Africa Context; 3 - Toward Transcultural Understanding; 4 - Transcultural Realities and Different Ways of Knowing; 5 - The Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication on Transculturalism; Part II: Historical and Religious Struggles Within and Between Nations; 6 - Historical Struggles Between Islamic and Christian Worldviews ; 7 - A Historiographical Survey of the Determinants of the North-South Divide in Sudan8 - An Analysis of Discourse on the Spoken and Written Words; Part III: Socially Constructed Racial Identities and Their Consequences for Transculturalism in America; 9 - Multiple Identities; 10 - A Culturally Based Conception of the Black Self-Concept; 11 - Communication and Social Scientific Discourse; 12 - Social Cognition and Racial Stereotyping in Television; Part IV: The Transformative Effects of Sojourning in Diverse Cultural Environments; 13 - Intercultural Adaptation ; 14 - The Impact of Cultural Dynamics on the Newcomer to the Organizational Environment15 - Research and Training in Cross-Cultural Readjustment; Part V: Toward the Fundamentals of Transcultural Research; 16 - Toward an Ethic of Intercultural Communication Research; 17 - Afrocentric Empiricism; 18 - Frameworks for Assessing Contact as a Tool for Reducing Prejudice; 19 - The Kemetic Paradigm; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This text challenges the quantitative, social science perspective on intercultural communication by examining critical issues from diverse perspectives. Key topics include historical and religious perspectives; racial and ethnic issues; cross-cultural adaptation; and methods of researching 'other' cultures.
• Titolo autorizzato: Transcultural realities
• ISBN: 1-322-41847-0; 0-7619-2376-4; 1-4522-6276-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480802003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II