a guide to understanding hot- and cold-climate cultures Lanier, Sarah A. creator text mdu Hagerstown, MD McDougal Pub. ©2000 2000 monographic eng

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128 pages ; 19 cm 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, Inc. [on back cover]. 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. by Sarah A. Lanier. Intercultural communication Communication and culture 303.48 L287F 1581580223 9781581580228 158158072X 9781581580723 2011501548 VRD 120110 20190207162442.0 46517937 eng