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Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice, by Kathryn Sorrells, introduces students to the complex relationships, structures, and contexts that shape intercultural communication in the new millennium. This book examines intercultural communication within the geopolitical, economic, and cultural context of globalization and offers a dynamic and complex understanding of culture to address the the many challenges we face today—from discrimination, racial profiling, and ethnic conflict to wealth disparities locally and globally. This book takes a social justice approach and provides a framework to create a more fair and equitable world through communication.
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Sorrells (communication studies, California State U., Northridge) introduces undergraduate students to the relationships, structures, and contexts that influence intercultural communication in the context of globalization and critical and social justice perspectives. She emphasizes the connections between local and global issues and incorporates the histories of intercultural conflict, the role of power in intercultural relations, and micro (individual), meso (cultural group), and macro (geopolitical) levels, as she discusses identity construction, the creation of cultural spaces, interpersonal relationships, migration, adaptation, intercultural conflict, media and popular culture, capitalism, and global citizenship. Language use, nonverbal communicating, cultural identity, and other interconnected topics are integrated throughout. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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