Theorizing about intercultural communication / editor William B. Gudykunst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gudykunst, William B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

viii, 480 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, [2005]

Summary:

In Theorizing About Intercultural Communication, editor William B. Gudykunst brings together key theories that have shaped and influenced human intercultural communication. This text provides an excellent overview of the major theories currently in use and examines how these theories will also support the foundation for future research in this area. Contributors to this text include individuals who actually developed the theories covered in the book. Each contributor highlights the evolution, development, and application of the theory to provide a thorough and contemporary view of the field. Theorizing About Intercultural Communication is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Intercultural Communication, Communication Theory, and Cultural Studies.

Contents:

1. Theorizing About Intercultural Communication: An Introduction / William B. Gudykunst, Carmen M. Lee, Tsukasa Nishida, Naoto Ogawa 3

Part II Theories of Communication Incorporating Culture 33

2. The Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) / W. Barnett Pearce 35

3. Speech Codes Theory: Restatement, Revisions, and Response to Criticisms / Gerry Philipsen, Lisa M. Coutu, Patricia Covarrubias 55

Part III Theories Focusing on Cross-Cultural Variability in Communication 69

4. The Matrix of Face: An Updated Face-Negotiation Theory / Stella Ting-Toomey 71

5. Culture-Based Conversational Constraints Theory: Individual- and Culture-Level Analyses / Min-Sun Kim 93

Part IV Theories Focusing on Adaptations in Interactions 119

6. Communication Accommodation Theory / Cindy Gallois, Tania Ogay, Howard Giles 121

7. Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Applications of Expectancy Violations Theory and Interaction Adaptation Theory / Judee K. Burgoon, Amy S. Ebesu Hubbard 149

8. From the Margins to the Center: Utilizing Co-Cultural Theory in Diverse Contexts / Mark P. Orbe, Regina E. Spellers 173

Part V Theories Focusing on Identity 193

9. Identity Management Theory: Facework in Intercultural Relationships / Tadasu Todd Imahori, William R. Cupach 195

10. Identity Negotiation Theory: Crossing Cultural Boundaries / Stella Ting-Toomey 211

11. Theorizing Cultural Identifications: Critical Updates and Continuing Evolution / Mary Jane Collier 235

12. A Communication Theory of Identity: Development, Theoretical Perspective, and Future Directions / Michael L. Hecht, Jennifer R. Warren, Eura Jung, Janice L. Krieger 257

Part VI Theories Focusing on Effective Communication and Decisions 279

13. An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory of Effective Communication: Making the Mesh of the Net Finer / William B. Gudykunst 281

14. Association and Dissociation: A Contextual Theory of Interethnic Communication / Young Yun Kim 323

15. Effective Intercultural Workgroup Communication Theory / John G. Oetzel 351

Part VII Theories Focusing on Adjustment and Acculturation 373

16. Adapting to a New Culture: An Integrative Communication Theory / Young Yun Kim 375

17. Cultural Schema Theory / Hiroko Nishida 401

18. An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory of Strangers' Intercultural Adjustment / William B. Gudykunst 419.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761927484

0761927492

OCLC:

55800766