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978-1285444628 Chapter 1
PART II CHAPTER RESOURCES CHAPTER 01 Intercultural Communication: A Requirement for the Interdependent Global Society OVERVIEW Chapter One introduces students to the importance of intercultural communication in today’s multicultural world. Intercultural communication is put into context first then foundational terms […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 10 Part 1
CHAPTER 10 Intercultural Communication in Contexts: Applications in Business, Education, and Healthcare OVERVIEW Chapter Ten explores the influences that influence communication: The cultural impact on context in intercultural communication. The authors begin the chpater by explaining the assumptions of context, […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 10 Part 2
This film chronicles the relationship between women and the medical institution. With commentary by feminist scholars, archival footage, and Hollywood films, the video reveals male doctors’ control over female patients, especially with regard to female sexuality and reproductive capacity. (In)Visible […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11 The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences OVERVIEW Chapter Eleven, the final chapter in the text, explores the influences that influence communication: The cultural impact on context in intercultural communication. The authors begin the chpater by explaining the […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 2
CHAPTER 02 Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo OVERVIEW Chapter Two extends the discussion of intercultural communication by expanding on the concepts of communication and culture. The components and characteristics of communication are outlined, as are its uses […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 3
CHAPTER 03 The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons from the Family OVERVIEW This chapter introduces students to the concept of deep structures and the role they play in the development and perpetuation of culture. A lengthy discussion of the nature, […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 4
CHAPTER 04 Worldview: Cultural Explanations Explanations of Life and Death OVERVIEW In Chapter Four, students are introduced to the concept of worldview, its manifestations, and its relationship with culture. Worldview is framed using the major constructs of religion, secularism, and […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 5
CHAPTER 05 Cultural History: Precursor to the Present and Future OVERVIEW Chapter five contextualizes the study of intercultural communication by providing overviews of cultural histories. Although far from exhaustive, the chapter provides both the cultural background and a historical sketch […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 6
CHAPTER 06 Cultural Values: Roadmaps for Behavior OVERVIEW With the context of history and worldview to juxtapose against, Chapter Six examines the concept of values. The authors begin by introducing caveats for understanding both perception and values before embarking on […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 7
CHAPTER 07 Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual OVERVIEW The relationship between one’s identity and culture is addressed in Chapter Seven. The authors begin by defining the identity and providing examples of social identities. With the concept well-established, the discussion […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 8 Part 1
CHAPTER 08 Verbal Messages: Exchanging Ideas Through Language OVERVIEW Chapter Eight focuses on the interrelationship between language and culture. The importance and function of language is explained, as well as the connection between language and the meanings it represents. Before […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 8 Part 2
Activity 8-6: Bits n’ wits This activity is designed to help students understand what it means to say language is symbolic and why language is culture specific. Separate students into small groups. Give each one a copy of “Bits N’ […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 9 Part 1
CHAPTER 09 Nonverbal Communication: Messages of Action, Space, Time, and Silence OVERVIEW Chapter Nine focuses on the role of nonverbal communication in intercultural communication. The chapter begins by emphasizing the importance of nonverbal communication, followed by the functions, definition, and […]
978-1285444628 Chapter 9 Part 2
introduce two compelling models for a physical definition of attractiveness: Facial Averaging and Geometric Profiling. Facial averaging is a line of research exploring facial attractiveness through the amalgamation of facial characteristics and features. In other words, researchers take large numbers […]
978-1285444628 Preparering To Teaching
PART I PREPARING TO TEACH DESCRIPTION OF CHAPTER RESOURCES Overview Each chapter overview identifies the central themes addressed in the chapter. Outline Each chapter outline traces the major topics discussed within that chapter. Activities This chapter resource provides a wide […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 1
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01: Intercultural Communication: A Requirement for the Interdependent Global Society Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. By 2050, world population growth is expected surpass____: a. 5 billion b. 6 billion c. 9 billion […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 10
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 10: Intercultural Communication in Contexts: Applications in Business, Education, and Healthcare Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. The shared understanding of the meaning of communication and the behaviors appropriate for specific situations reflect […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 11
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11: The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Culture shock refers to: a. major changes originating within one’s home culture b. a mental state experienced by an […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 2
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 02: Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. The idea that “Self is not innate, but is acquired in the process of communicating with others” best […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 3
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 03: The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons from the Family Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. A culture’s unconscious assumptions about how the world operates is referred to as its’: a. subculture b. […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 4
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 04: Worldview: Cultural Explanations of Life and Death Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Worldview deals with all of the following types of questions except: a. what is the purpose of life? b. […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 5
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 05: Cultural History: Precursor to the Present and Future Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. What is sometimes referred to as the first multicultural nation in the world? a. the East India Trading […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 6
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 06: Cultural Values: Road Maps for Behavior Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Perception is considered selective because ____. a. there are too many stimuli competing for the attention of your senses b. […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 7
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 07: Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Perceptions of self that set you apart from other people and life-forms are ____. a. human identities b. societal identities […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 8
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 08: Verbal Messages: Exchanging Ideas Through Language Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Identify the correct term that refers to ‘a shared set of symbols or signs that a cooperative group of people […]
978-1285444628 Test Bank Chapter 9
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 09: Nonverbal Communications: The Messages of Action, Space, Time, and Silence Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. If you scowl because you are angry, or frown because you are sad, what function of […]