Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication: Selected Readings

How do people understand one another when they do not share a common cultural experience?"This is the first fundamental question posed in editor Milton J. Bennett's Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication. The ideas contained in this collection have been assembled from time-tested classics and more contemporary viewpoints. Bennett has selected and ordered the articles in developmental sequence to generate a coherent conceptual picture of how to successfully communicate with other cultures. The names of some of these articles speak for themselves:- Communication in a Global Village, Dean Barnlund- The Power of Hidden Differences, Edward T. Hall- Black and White Cultural Styles in Pluralistic Perspective, Thomas Kochman- Cultural Assumptions and Values, Edward C. Stewart, Jack Danielian and Robert J. Foster- Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication, LaRay M. Barna- Transition Shock: Putting Culture Shock in Perspective, Janet M. Bennett- Beyond Cultural Identity: Reflections on Multiculturalism, Peter S. AdlerThese articles bring home the concepts of intercultural communication in a breadth of perspective that anyone interested in the subject will find both intellectually stimulating and relevant to his or her personal, educational or professional concerns.