Deep Culture : : The Hidden Challenges of Global Living / / Joseph Shaules.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Shaules, Joseph,
• MitwirkendeR: Kelly, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

A straightforward guide to understanding the hidden cultural challenges of adapting to life abroad. Combining intercultural theory and the voices of sojourners who talk about their experiences, it maps out the process of resisting, accepting and adapting to cultural difference. We see that all sojourners, from tourists, to expatriates to immigrants, go through a similar learning dynamic. We learn that intercultural experiences can be deep or shallow, and that hidden cultural difference can increase sojourner prejudice. The book examines intercultural sensitivity while avoiding “feel good” idealizations about cross-cultural contact. It brings clarity to debates regarding the importance of cultural difference and the effects of globalization. An essential resource for sojourners, language teachers and intercultural educators.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Intercultural Experience -- 1. Intercultural Contact in the Global Village -- 2. Objections to Culture -- 3. Understanding the Deep Structure of Culture -- 4. Deep Cultural Difference and Increased Prejudice -- 5. What is Successful Cultural Learning? -- 6. The Process of Intercultural Learning -- Part 2: A Model of Cultural Learning -- 7. The Deep Culture Model -- 8. Resistance to Change -- 9. Acceptance of Difference -- 10. Adaptation and Cultural Identity -- 11. Resistance and Rapport – Why Not Everyone Reacts the Same -- 12. Beyond Adaptation -- 13. Implications for the ‘Global Village’ -- A Glossary of the Intercultural Experience -- Background of the Sojourners -- References