An introduction to intercultural communication : identities in a global community / Fred E. Jandt [book]

Includes bibliographical references and index

The dispute over defining culture -- Defining communication as an element of culture -- Culture's influence on perception -- Barriers to intercultural communication -- Nonverbal communication -- Language as a barrier -- Dimensions of culture -- Dominant U.S. cultural patterns: using value orientation theory -- Comparative cultural patterns: Arab culture -- Women, families, and children -- Contact between cultures -- Immigration and acculturation -- Cultures within cultures -- Identity and subgroups