Leo Thayer(1979)曾說(shuō)過(guò):“我們今天所面臨的(人類溝通問(wèn)題)與兩個(gè)世紀(jì)前孔子所思考的問(wèn)題沒有本質(zhì)上的不同”;只有“完全徹底了解溝通現(xiàn)象”之后才能找到解決沖突的方法。為此,跨文化交際學(xué)學(xué)者和研究者們一直在不懈努力,期望能更充分地解析交際的復(fù)雜過(guò)程。本書作者Stella Tin9—Toomey就是涉足此領(lǐng)域較早的學(xué)者之一,她長(zhǎng)期不懈的努力使人們對(duì)多個(gè)跨文化交際問(wèn)題的了解更加全面深入,特別是在研究種族/民族認(rèn)同、跨文化沖突管理、文化認(rèn)同和跨文化“面子觀”等方面,她發(fā)展的理論獲得了廣泛贊譽(yù)。
《文化間的交流))正是融合了Tin9—Toomey多年的教學(xué)研究成果和實(shí)地調(diào)查經(jīng)驗(yàn)的一本基礎(chǔ)讀物。作者在前言中指出本書有五大特點(diǎn):1、全書由統(tǒng)一主題——“留心(Mindfulness)”概念貫穿;2、介紹了一個(gè)涵蓋知識(shí)、動(dòng)機(jī)和技巧等多方面內(nèi)容的理論詮釋模型;3、從第三章到第十章,每章結(jié)尾處都提供了簡(jiǎn)單可行的建議,指導(dǎo)讀者如何將所學(xué)知識(shí)和技巧應(yīng)用在實(shí)際的跨文化交際中;4、本書多個(gè)章節(jié)采用圖示或表格處理關(guān)鍵概念和理論,易于讀者理解概念間的相互關(guān)系,形成視覺記憶;5、本書采用的是跨學(xué)科的視角。在林林總總的跨文化入門著作中,本書圍繞一個(gè)核心概念、兩條理論主線組織信息的方式,以及注重理論聯(lián)系實(shí)際的寫作指導(dǎo)思想,可謂獨(dú)具特色。
“本書在綜合了社會(huì)認(rèn)同理論、符號(hào)互動(dòng)論以及傳播學(xué)理論的基礎(chǔ)上,發(fā)展出了跨文化認(rèn)同協(xié)商理論。作者指出,有效的交際要求我們必須調(diào)整行為規(guī)范的指導(dǎo)原則(參照系),嘗試使用新的分類方法來(lái)了解不同的文化視角,實(shí)驗(yàn)多樣化的決策方略和問(wèn)題解決方式。
對(duì)于語(yǔ)言功能的探討是本書的亮點(diǎn)。它不僅提供了大量典型的跨文化交際實(shí)例,還給出了很多關(guān)于如何提高交際質(zhì)量的建議!
——Harry.Triandis(伊利諾伊大學(xué)心理學(xué)系榮譽(yù)教授)
Stella Tin9—Toomey,華盛頓大學(xué)博士,現(xiàn)任加利福尼亞州州立大學(xué)富爾頓分校人類交際研究學(xué)教授。主要教授跨文化交際學(xué)理論、跨文化交際培訓(xùn)與設(shè)計(jì)、跨文化以及人際沖突管理。她的研究興趣集中在測(cè)試和改良面子觀一協(xié)商理論以及沖突方式中的文化/種族認(rèn)同協(xié)商理論探索方
I. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
1. Intercultural Communication: An Introduction
Why Study Intercultural Communication?
Global Diversity Trends
Domestic Diversity Trends
Interpersonal Learning Opportunities
What Is Intercultural Communication?
Conceptualization of Culture
Conceptualization of Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Communication: Five Core Assumptions
2.Mindful Intercultural Communication:
An Identity Negotiation Perspective
The Identity Negotiation Perspective
The Theoretical Background
Primary Identity Domains
Situational Identities
Summary
The Identity Negotiation Theory
Core Theoretical Assumptions
Assumptions 1-4
Assumptions 5 and 6
Assumption 7
Assumption 8
Mindful Intercultural Communication
Threefold Outcomes of Mindful
Intercultural Communication
Mindful Intercultural Communication:
Criteria and Components
II. THE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION PROCESS:
DISSIMILAR ASSUMPTIONS
3. Value Orientations and Intercultural Encounters
Classical Value Orientations
Basic Assumptions
People-Nature Value Orientation
Temporal Orientation
Human Nature Orientation
Activity Orientation
Relational Orientation
Cross-Cultural Organizational Value Dimensions
Individualism-Collectivism: The Core Dimension
The Power Distance Dimension
The Uncertainty Avoidance Dimension
The Masculinity and Femininity Dimension
The Confucian Dynamism Dimension
Loose and Tight Social Structures
Values, Self-Conception Consequences, and Interaction
Independent and Interdependent Self-Construal
Personal and Collective Self-Esteem
Universalistic-Based versus Particularistic-Based Interaction
Summary
Recommendations
4. Mindful Intercultural Verbal Communication
Human Language: A Coherent System
Arbitrariness
Multilayered Rules
Speech Community
Languages across Cultures: Diverse Functions
The Group Identity Function
The Perceptual Filtering Function
The Cognitive Reasoning Function
The Status and Intimacy Function
The Creativity Function
Cross-Cultural Verbal Communication Styles
Low-Context and High-Context Communication
Direct and Indirect Verbal Interaction Styles
Person-Oriented and Status-Oriented Verbal Styles
Self-Enhancement and Self-Effacement Verbal Styles
Beliefs Expressed in Talk and Silence
Recommendations
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III.BOUNDARY REGULATION AND INTERGROUPINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENTS
IV.IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION AND TRANSCULTURAL COMPETENCIES
References
Index