Foreign to familiar : a guide to understanding hot- and cold-climate cultures /
Lanier, Sarah A.
Foreign to familiar : a guide to understanding hot- and cold-climate cultures / [print] by Sarah A. Lanier. - Hagerstown, MD : McDougal Pub., (c)2000. - 128 pages ; 19 cm
Hot- versus cold-climate cultures -- Relationship versus task orientation -- Direct versus indirect communication -- Inclusion versus piracy -- Different concepts of hospitality -- High-context versus low-context cultures -- Different concepts of time and plannig -- Practical next steps.
Foreign to Familiar is a splendidly written, well-researched work on cultures. Anyone traveling abroad should not leave home without this valuable resource! I highly recommend it as required reading for cross-cultural workers. Sarah Lanier's love and sensitivity for people of all nations will touch your heart. This book creates within us a greater appreciation for our extended families around the world and an increased desire to better serve them. - Dr. Kingsley A. Fletcher President, Hope for Africa, Incorporated [on back cover.
9781581580228 9781581580723
2011501548
Communication and culture.
Intercultural communication.
Nonfiction.
P94.L287.F674 2000 P94
Foreign to familiar : a guide to understanding hot- and cold-climate cultures / [print] by Sarah A. Lanier. - Hagerstown, MD : McDougal Pub., (c)2000. - 128 pages ; 19 cm
Hot- versus cold-climate cultures -- Relationship versus task orientation -- Direct versus indirect communication -- Inclusion versus piracy -- Different concepts of hospitality -- High-context versus low-context cultures -- Different concepts of time and plannig -- Practical next steps.
Foreign to Familiar is a splendidly written, well-researched work on cultures. Anyone traveling abroad should not leave home without this valuable resource! I highly recommend it as required reading for cross-cultural workers. Sarah Lanier's love and sensitivity for people of all nations will touch your heart. This book creates within us a greater appreciation for our extended families around the world and an increased desire to better serve them. - Dr. Kingsley A. Fletcher President, Hope for Africa, Incorporated [on back cover.
9781581580228 9781581580723
2011501548
Communication and culture.
Intercultural communication.
Nonfiction.
P94.L287.F674 2000 P94