Full Description
This incisive Handbook brings together a wide range of contributing authors to present diverse cultural and disciplinary perspectives on communication and culture. It explores intercultural communication, theory, competence, training, and education, emphasising how communication and culture are inextricably interlinked.
Experts provide insights into the topic through the lens of various disciplines including international education, biblical studies, cross-cultural psychology, and intercultural communication. They recognise the unique interdependencies of the field with cross-cultural and social psychology, as well as linguistics and anthropology. Chapters cover a broad array of topics such as the impact of digital media, diversity in organisations and the multicultural classroom. Pairing theoretical foundation with practical application, the Handbook ultimately establishes a comprehensive understanding of culture's indelible influence on communication.
The Handbook on Communication and Culture is an indispensable resource for scholars and students of social psychology, cultural sociology, and communication. Intercultural practitioners and policymakers will also benefit from its delineation of intercultural communication theory.
Contents
Contents
Introduction to the Handbook on Communication and Culture 1
Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith
PART I HISTORY, THEORIES, AND FRAMEWORKS
1 The theoretical landscape of intercultural communication: part I 5
L. Ripley Smith
2 The theoretical landscape of intercultural communication: part II 39
L. Ripley Smith
3 Identity negotiation in intercultural communication 61
Xiaodong Dai and Guo-Ming Chen
4 Intercultural training and intercultural communication: an interdisciplinary
cross-fertilisation 76
Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
5 Intercultural communication and social networks 97
L. Ripley Smith
PART II CONTEXTUALISATION AND APPLICATIONS
6 Intercultural contact through screens: the impact of digital media on
intercultural attitudes 117
Joep Hofhuis, Leonor Gaitán-Aguilar and Bartosz G. Żerebecki
7 Navigating intercultural conflict 133
Deborah A. Cai
8 Navigating the complexities of diversity management—communication for
inclusive organisations 149
Daniela Gröschke
9 Methodological challenges in cross-cultural adaptation research: insights
from a large-scale meta-analysis 167
Dinh-Hung Vu, Jonas R. Kunst, Rongtian Tong and Kinga Bierwiaczonek
10 Cross-cultural communication dynamics: an examination of psychological
research on survey response styles with a case study of Iranian expatriates 189
Hajar Soltan and Saba Safdar
11 Models of intercultural communication competence: looking back and
looking ahead 209
Muhammad Umar Nadeem and Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith
12 Communication and culture in the multicultural classroom 231
Luisa M. Cotto and Kallia O. Wright
13 Mapping the global landscape of frameworks and resources on
intercultural and global competence 252
Didem Ekici and Darla K. Deardorff
14 Promoting interdisciplinary interculturality: an autoethnographic reflection
on the international academy for intercultural relations 267
Adam Komisarof
15 (Mis)communicating scripture: simplistic readings and neglect of cultural
context 284
Adam White
16 Intercultural assessment instruments in the twenty-first century: a critical
review from an evaluation and assessment perspective 298
Joana Almeida and Mattia Baiutti
PART III FUTURE DIRECTIONS
17 The future of intercultural communication is transdisciplinarity 327
Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
18 The evolution of the concepts of communication and culture: implications
for contemporary social science theory and problem-solving practice 349
Brent D. Ruben and Mingwei Shen
19 Understanding pluralistic societies through acculturation and intercultural
communication 370
Chan-Hoong Leong
20 (Back to) the future of intercultural communication as engagement with
otherness 387
Milton J. Bennett
