About this title: Provides students with an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and the practical skills for improving their communication with people from other cultures. The book includes numerous compelling examples that force students to examine their own assumptions and cultural biases. It is divided into four interrelated parts: Part I ...
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Description: Good. 2nd Edition. 1995 Paperback. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase benefits Robinson Community Learning Center! read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: 2nd edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780534215828ISBN:0534215823
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 313 p.; 9.19" x 0.52" x 7.42". Wadsworth Series in Speech Communication. well read copy, corners slightly worn and bent. Good servicable copy read more
Edition: 4th ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780534534608ISBN:0534534600
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good. Text pages, photos, illustrations bright with moderate highlightings/underlinings. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780534215828ISBN:0534215823
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 313 p. Wadsworth Series in Speech Communication. Audience: General/trade. Lite Use/Wear read more
"Like the other reviewer said, way too long and wordy for the amount of wisdom it contains.
The Good? If you don't know anything about culture, then this might be useful, even then, you might be just fine reading the summary of each chapter instead of reading the whole thing.
The Bad: 1. WAY TOO MANY REFERENCES! While I appreciate the authors' integrity to give credits where credits are due and the fact that they are obviously well read (too well), they cite about 170-200+ sources PER chapter, this makes very difficult reading as you trying to switch between different writing styles. I think they could have synthesized more and quoted less and the book would be twice as good with half the length.
2. Too much fluff: Ex. Page 72, "The importance of worldview to the study of intercultural communication cannot be overstated." What is the point of this? How about just say, "Worldview is essential to Intercultural communication." Cannot be overstated? The author surely tries, with 6 quotations no less. These kind of vague, uninsightful statements abound in this book."
"Touchy feely text book. Apparently there are different cultures in the world and we should respect them. Spends 360 pages saying things everyone already knows. i.e., Apparently our families and environment teach us culture, but not everyone in the same culture is the same, no way. repeats the 10 pages worth of insightful, less obvious, but still relatively obvious points throughout the whole book like we didn't get it the first time. never seen a book that wastes as many words as this book. not to go on and on here, but the authors should be ashamed."
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