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The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Communication

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January 2025 | 600 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Communication offers a global, interdisciplinary, and contextual approach to understanding the complexities of intercultural communication in our diverse and interconnected world. The handbook brings together established theories, methodologies, and practices and provides a comprehensive exploration of intercultural communication in response to the challenges and opportunities presented by our global society.

Featuring contributions from leading and emerging scholars across multiple disciplines, including communication studies, psychology, applied linguistics, sociology, education, and business, this handbook covers research spanning geographical locations across Europe, Africa, Oceania, North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific. It focuses on specific contexts such as the workplace, education, family, media, crisis, and intergroup interactions. Each chapter takes a contextual approach to examine theories and applications, providing insights into the dynamic interplay between culture, communication, and society.

From managing cultural diversity in the workplace to creating culturally inclusive learning environments in educational settings, from navigating intercultural relationships within families to understanding the role of media in shaping cultural perceptions, this handbook delves into diverse topics with depth and breadth. It addresses contemporary issues such as hate speech, environmental communication, and communication strategies in times of crisis. It also offers theoretical insights and practical recommendations for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, educators, and students.

The handbook is structured into seven parts, beginning with the theoretical and methodological development of the field before delving into specific contexts of intercultural communication. Each part provides a rich exploration of key themes, supported by cutting-edge research and innovative approaches. With its state-of-the-art content and forward-looking perspectives, this SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Communication serves as an indispensable resource for understanding and navigating the complexities of intercultural communication in our increasingly interconnected world.

Part 1: Theoretical and methodological development of the field
Part 2: Intercultural communication in workplace contexts
Part 3: Intercultural communication in educational contexts
Part 4: Intercultural communication in family contexts
Part 5: Intercultural Communication in media contexts
Part 6: Intercultural communication in crisis contexts
Part 7: Intercultural communication in intergroup contexts

 

Shuang Liu, Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua, and Levi Obijiofor
Introduction: Intercultural communication in contexts
 
Part 1: Theoretical and methodological development of the field
Milton J. Bennett
Chapter 1: The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity for Experiencing Otherness
Prue Holmes
Chapter 2: The politics of researching interculturally
Plamen Akaliyski, Vivian Vignoles, and Michael Minkov
Chapter 3: Individual’s psychology and society’s culture
Steve Kulich and Rongtian Tong
Chapter 4: Historical Developments, trends, and trajectories of the intercultural field(s)
Richard Evanoff
Chapter 5: An Overview of Intercultural Philosophy
Adam Komisarof
Chapter 6: Communicating Across the Divide of Ethnic and Civic National Identities
 
Part 2: Intercultural communication in workplace contexts
Joep Hofhuis and Jana Vietze
Chapter 7: Diversity perspectives and intercultural communication in the workplace
Stacey L. Connaughton and Nicholas B. Lacy
Chapter 8: Theories and practices for diversity management at work
Vivian Sheer and Jiamin Xie
Chapter 9: Universality and indigeneity in Chinese organizational leadership communication research
Heidi Wechtler and Eun Su Lee
Chapter 10: Updating theory and practice for cross-cultural adjustment of global workers
Janet Holmes, Bernadette Vine, and Meredith Marra
Chapter 11: Researching language and culture in the workplace from a sociolinguistic perspective
 
Part 3: Intercultural communication in educational contexts
Ken Cushner
Chapter 12: Intercultural teacher training and diversity in schools
M. Moninoor Roshid, M. Obaidul Hamid, and Shaila Sultana
Chapter 13: Intercultural communication in English language education in postcolonial Bangladesh
Lily Arasaratnam-Smith
Chapter 14: Teaching intercultural competence in higher education
Zhu Hua
Chapter 15: Language learning and intercultural communication
Levi Obijiofor
Chapter 16: Internationalisation of higher education across cultures
 
Part 4: Intercultural communication in family contexts
Claude-Helene Mayer
Chapter 17: Cultural and intercultural perspectives on love
Shuang Liu
Chapter 18: Ageing in a foreign land and cultural change in family care
Raquel C. Hoersting and Rafael Baliardo
Chapter 19: Third culture kids and perspectives on communication and relating in a global world
Jieun Kiaer
Chapter 20: The dynamics of intergenerational communication in intercultural families
Jaimee Stuart
Chapter 21: Growing up Muslim in the West and challenges of negotiating multiple identities
 
Part 5: Intercultural Communication in Media Contexts
Mairead MacKinnon
Chapter 22: Media’s Impact on Refugee Perspectives of Belonging in Australia
David Robie
Chapter 23: How Intercultural Communication Influences Pacific Media Models
Marie M’Balla-Ndi Oelgemoeller
Chapter 24: Accounting for race in journalism education
Shailendra Singh
Chapter 25: Sustaining Journalism in Uncertain Times in the Small and Micro Media Systems of the Pacific Islands
 
Part 6: Intercultural communication in crisis contexts
Deborah A. Cai and Edward L. Fink
Chapter 26: Restorative justice and seeking forgiveness in intercultural conflicts
Edward Dunbar
Chapter 27: Hate Discourse as Mirror of Cultural Conflict and Political Disruption
Zhipeng Gao
Chapter 28: A communication ecology approach to intercultural relations in the Covid-19 crisis communication
Robyn Gulliver
Chapter 29: Climate crisis communication across Oceania
Elena Block
Chapter 30: Populist communication strategies in intergroup relations
 
Part 7: Intercultural communication in intergroup contexts
Thomas Nakayam and Judith Martin
Chapter 31: Racial/ethnic identities and intercultural communication
L. Ripley Smith
Chapter 32: The pursuit of interfaith dialogue
Howard Giles, Edward R. Maguire, and Shawn L. Hill
Chapter 33: Intercultural and Intergroup Communication Dynamics in Policing
Rachyl Pines and Barbette Weimer-Elder
Chapter 34: Evolving provider-patient intergroup roles
Nancy A. Pachana and Carly Meyer
Chapter 35: Building Relationships with People Living with Dementia Through Innovative Communication Strategies
Shuang Liu, Adam Komisarof, Zhu Hua, and Levi Obijiofor
Conclusion: Future directions for intercultural communication in contexts

Liu, Komisarof, Hua and Obijiofor have edited a comprehensive, up-to-date volume on the genealogy and contemporary trends in intercultural communication scholarship. They have assembled a stellar line-up of contributors from around the world whose chapters demonstrate the thematic richness and the analytical vibrancy of the field. The book is packed with a remarkable diversity of research topics and questions. A must-read book for scholars and students.  

Silvio R. Waisbord
Professor, George Washington University

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