Communication and Culture in Your Life

Communication and Culture In Your Life streamlines the vast research base for intercultural communication and speaks directly to the student. Written by communication scholars Shawn T. Wahl and Juliann Scholl, the textbook gives special attention to the individual in important applied contexts such health care, new media, education, the workplace, and more. Students are invited to study communication and culture as a part of their everyday lived experience including but not limited to popular culture, co-culture, worldview, race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, personal relationships, verbal/nonverbal communication, conflict, new media, and more. Communication and Culture In Your Life: Focuses on the key principles of intercultural communication including cultural competence, social class, diverse cultural contexts, intercultural theories, stereotypes, racism, mutual respect, and cultural diversity all grounded in everyday life experiences. Incorporates an In Your Life organizing feature, a process designed to develop students' critical thinking skills and make them more reflexive communicators with the ability to adapt and continually improve.
Is a perfect choice for a variety of face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses, including introduction to intercultural communication, cultural competence, communication and diversity, and more.