Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication: Selected Readings

by Milton J. Bennett

Publisher:

Intercultural Press

, 1998

Overview

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.

These 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.This innovate collection, with its developmental learning focus, explores the core building blocks of intercultural communication.

Contents

• Introduction
• Communication in a Global Village
• The Power of Hidden Differences
• Multicultural Education
• Science and Linguistics
• Culture: A Perceptual Approach
• Interactions between North Americans and Japanese
• Black and White Cultural Styles in Pluralistic Perspective
• Cultural Assumptions and Values
• Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication
• Overcoming the Golden Rule: Sympathy and Empathy
• Transition Shock: Putting Culture Shock in Perspective
• Beyond Cultural Identity: Reflections on Multiculturalism

Product Details

• Title: Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication: Selected Readings
• Author: Milton J. Bennett
• Publisher: Intercultural Press
• Print Publication Date: 1998
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 272
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Intercultural communication
• ISBNs: 9781877864629, 1877864625
• Resource ID: LLS:BSCCPTSINCLCM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-11-28T18:13:06Z

About Milton J. Bennett

Milton J. Bennett served in the Peace Corps in Micronesia, received his doctorate in communication from the University of Minnesota, and has taught communication at Portland State University. He is currently a co-director of The Intercultural Communication Institute in Portland, Oregon. He is also the co-author of American Cultural Patterns, with Edward C. Stewart.