Handbook on Communication and Culture

Edited by Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith, Professor of Intercultural Communication, Vice Provost, Alphacrucis University College, Australia

• ContentsIntroduction to the Handbook on Communication and Culture 1Lily A. Arasaratnam-SmithPART I HISTORY, THEORIES, AND FRAMEWORKS1 The theoretical landscape of intercultural communication: part I 5L. Ripley Smith2 The theoretical landscape of intercultural communication: part II 39L. Ripley Smith3 Identity negotiation in intercultural communication 61Xiaodong Dai and Guo-Ming Chen4 Intercultural training and intercultural communication: an interdisciplinarycross-fertilisation 76Dharm P. S. Bhawuk5 Intercultural communication and social networks 97L. Ripley SmithPART II CONTEXTUALISATION AND APPLICATIONS6 Intercultural contact through screens: the impact of digital media onintercultural attitudes 117Joep Hofhuis, Leonor Gaitán-Aguilar and Bartosz G. Żerebecki7 Navigating intercultural conflict 133Deborah A. Cai8 Navigating the complexities of diversity management—communication forinclusive organisations 149Daniela Gröschke9 Methodological challenges in cross-cultural adaptation research: insightsfrom a large-scale meta-analysis 167Dinh-Hung Vu, Jonas R. Kunst, Rongtian Tong and Kinga Bierwiaczonek10 Cross-cultural communication dynamics: an examination of psychologicalresearch on survey response styles with a case study of Iranian expatriates 189Hajar Soltan and Saba Safdar11 Models of intercultural communication competence: looking back andlooking ahead 209Muhammad Umar Nadeem and Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith12 Communication and culture in the multicultural classroom 231Luisa M. Cotto and Kallia O. Wright13 Mapping the global landscape of frameworks and resources onintercultural and global competence 252Didem Ekici and Darla K. Deardorff14 Promoting interdisciplinary interculturality: an autoethnographic reflectionon the international academy for intercultural relations 267Adam Komisarof15 (Mis)communicating scripture: simplistic readings and neglect of culturalcontext 284Adam White16 Intercultural assessment instruments in the twenty-first century: a criticalreview from an evaluation and assessment perspective 298Joana Almeida and Mattia BaiuttiPART III FUTURE DIRECTIONS17 The future of intercultural communication is transdisciplinarity 327Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz18 The evolution of the concepts of communication and culture: implicationsfor contemporary social science theory and problem-solving practice 349Brent D. Ruben and Mingwei Shen19 Understanding pluralistic societies through acculturation and interculturalcommunication 370Chan-Hoong Leong20 (Back to) the future of intercultural communication as engagement withotherness 387Milton J. Bennett

‘This Handbook assembles an international cohort of leading scholars to address the evolving challenges and possibilities of intercultural communication. Rich in insight and grounded in both theory and applied contexts, it is a vital resource for academics, educators, and professionals alike.’