Transcultural realities: interdisciplinary perspectives on cross-cultural relations

Abstract

Transculture: An Introduction PART I 1. Perspectives on Human Communication: Implications for Transculture Theory 2. Transculture Communication in U.S. - Africa Context: Can It Help Africa's Emerging National Development? 3. Towards Transcultural Understanding: A Harmony Theory of Chinese Communication 4. Transcultural Realities and Different Ways of Knowing 5. The Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication on Transculturalism PARTII 6. Historical Struggles Between Islamic and Christian Worldviews: An Interpretation 7. A Historiographical Survey of the Determinants of the North-South Divide in Sudan 8. An Analysis of Discourse on the Spoken and Written Words: A Historical Comparison of European and African Views PART III 9. Multiple Identities: The Case of Biracial Children 10. Culturally-Based Conception of the Black Self-Concept 11. Communication and Social Scientific Discourse: Towards an Understanding of the Dubosian Perspective 12. Social Cognition and Racial Stereotyping in Television: Consequences for Transculturalism PART IV 13. Intercultural Adaptation: A Stranger But Not Strange 14. The Impact of Cultural Dynamics on the Newcomer to the Organizational Environment 15. Research and Training in Cross-cultural Re-adjustment: Recommendations for Advancements PART V 16. Toward and Ethic of Intercultural Communication Research 17. Afrocentric Empiricism: A Model for Communication Research in Africa 18. Frameworks for Assessing contact as a Tool for Reducing Prejudice 19. The Kemetic Paradigm: An Afrocentric Foundation for Rhetorical Theory