Negotiating Intercultural Relations - Insights from Linguistics, Psychology, and Intercultural Education

The goal of fostering positive intercultural relations has taken on increased importance in a wide range of societal, educational, and business contexts. This has created growing demand for educational provision that raises awareness of the role of language, culture, and psychological dynamics in processes of communication and rapport management. This volume, inspired by Helen Spencer-Oatey''s multidisciplinary approach to intercultural research, provides insights into the dynamic and negotiated nature of intercultural relations, informed by current theory and research in linguistics, psychology, and intercultural education. Written by an international group of prominent intercultural researchers, chapters demonstrate that intercultural interaction is highly dependent on the contextual expectations that individuals bring to communication, the social identities that are perceived to be relevant, and how individuals position themselves and others as cultural beings. They show how cultural norms and social identities are negotiated in the micro context of interpersonal interaction and in the macro sociocultural context. The volume provides intercultural researchers and educators with multidisciplinary insights into how intercultural relationships are established, maintained, and threatened.>

Product details

• Authors: Perry R Hinton, Troy Mcconachy
• Assisted by: Perry R. Hinton (Editor), Troy Mcconachy (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9781350276970
• ISBN: 978-1-350-27697-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Cultural Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, International Relations, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, Cross-cultural / Intercultural studies and topics