Becoming intercultural [electronic resource] : an integrative theory of communication and cross-cultural adaptation / Young Yun Kim.
This book looks at the movements of immigrants and refugees and the challenges they face as they cross cultural boundaries and strive to build a new life in an unfamiliar place. It focuses on the psychological dynamic underpinning their adaptation process; how their internal conditions change over t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
©2001.
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| Series: | Current communication.
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| Summary: | This book looks at the movements of immigrants and refugees and the challenges they face as they cross cultural boundaries and strive to build a new life in an unfamiliar place. It focuses on the psychological dynamic underpinning their adaptation process; how their internal conditions change over time; the role of their ethnic and personal backgrounds and of the conditions of the host environment affecting the process. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-294) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781452264417 1452264414 9781452233253 145223325X |