Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
Chapter 2 Social Categorization, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
Chapter 3 Beliefs, Values, and Cultural Universals
Chapter 4 Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 5 The Impacts of Social Class
Chapter 6 Gender and Gender Inequality
Chapter 7 Socialization and Human Sexuality

The book focuses on the importance of culture in our everyday lives, and the ways in which culture interrelates with and effects communication processes. It examines the basic elements of interpersonal communication and culture as the two relate to one another. Moreover, it presents an overview on the influence of culture on the interpretation of the communication act and to the communication skills that enhance cross-cultural communication.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Communication

In English