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Culture and interpersonal communication / William B. Gudykunst and Stella Ting-Toomey with Elizabeth Chua.
LIBRA HM132 .G83 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gudykunst, William B.
- Series:
- Sage series in interpersonal communication ; v. 8.
- Sage series in interpersonal communication ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interpersonal relations.
- Interpersonal communication.
- Culture.
- Intercultural communication.
- Physical Description:
- 278 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1988]
- Summary:
- The authors examine the theoretical influence of culture on interpersonal communication. They provide a framework for guiding future, and for interpreting past, research in the field.
- Because cross-cultural comparisons of interpersonal communication must be theoretically based, culture must be treated as a variable in research. This concept is presented in the first two chapters and then applied to specific areas of research. Previous research is reinterpreted in the light of this concept, and explanations are provided on how culture has influenced specific areas such as situational factors, verbal and nonverbal communication styles, interpersonal and intergroup relationships.
- Contents:
- 1. Culture and Communication 17
- Interpersonal Communication 17
- Culture and Sociocultural Systems 27
- An Organizing Framework 31
- 2. Cultural Variability 39
- Individualism-Collectivism 40
- Low-and High-Context Communication 43
- Hofstede's Dimensions 45
- Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Value Orientations 50
- Parsons's Pattern Variables 54
- Boldt's Structural Tightness 55
- 3. Situational Factors 61
- Norms 61
- Rules 68
- Roles 71
- Networks 77
- 4. Self-Conceptions 81
- The Self-Concept 81
- Facework 84
- Social Identity 93
- 5. Verbal Communication Styles 99
- Direct Versus Indirect Style 100
- Elaborate Versus Succinct Style 105
- Personal Versus Contextual Style 109
- Instrumental Versus Affective Style 112
- 6. Nonverbal Dimensions and Context-Regulation 117
- Environment: A Dialectical Perspective 118
- Privacy-Regulation, Proxemics, and Haptics 123
- Chronemics 128
- Interpersonal Synchronization Processes 130
- 7. Personality 135
- Implicit Personality Theory 136
- Self-Monitoring 138
- Self-Consciousness 141
- Communication Apprehension 144
- Communicator Style 145
- Locus of Control 146
- 8. Social Cognitive Processes 149
- Information Processing 149
- Attributional Processes 160
- 9. Affective Processes 169
- Universality of Emotion Expression and Recognition 169
- Cultural Variability in Affective Communication 174
- Related Research on Culture and Psychopathology 181
- 10. Interpersonal Relationships 183
- Universal Dimensions of Social Relations 183
- Social Penetration Processes 186
- Uncertainty Reduction Processes 192
- 11. Intergroup Relationships 201
- Ingroup Bias 202
- Intergroup Contact 203
- Communication in Ingroup and Outgroup Relationships 205
- Interpersonal Relationships Between Members of Different Cultures 208
- Generality of the Framework 219
- Unique Methodological Issues 223.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: pages 235-273.
- ISBN:
- 0803929447 :
- 0803929455
- OCLC:
- 17507555
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