UniSIM Reader for Cross-cultural Intelligence
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- Synopsis
- SSC263 Cross-Cultural Intelligence is primarily concerned with the ways in which an individual may come to understand the nuances of an unfamiliar culture (i.e., a culture other than his or her own). It aims to develop in students an appreciation of the unfamiliar culture’s values, norms and beliefs on its own terms by teaching them to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between an unfamiliar culture and his or her own culture, as well as between two or more unfamiliar cultures. In a broader sense, it aims to enable students to take the appropriate steps to dismantle the barriers to intercultural communication, intelligently adapt to unfamiliar cultural settings, manage conflicts and behave appropriately and according to the cultural and social contexts so as to function effectively within unfamiliar cultural contexts and build lasting relationships with people from a different culture.
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781473910379
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Sage Publisher
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.