Communicating Across Cultures
by Stella Ting-Toomey · Stella Ting-Toomey
Guilford Press text presenting an identity-negotiation framework for cross-cultural interaction, with chapters on face, conflict styles, and adaptation. Students come away able to diagnose why a specific intercultural exchange broke down and what competence would have required.
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