4. Non-Western theories of communication: Indigenous ideas and insights
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Yoshitaka Miike
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of non-Western communication theories for cross-cultural and intercultural research. The chapter specifically focuses on selected Afrocentric and Asiacentric theories of communication because they represent communication theories whose ideas and insights spring from indigenous cumulative wisdom of non-Western cultural traditions. The chapter first explicates the significance and scope of non-Western communication theories and then reviews a total of seventeen theories within Afrocentric and Asiacentric communication scholarship. The indigenous theories under review are classified into three philosophical categories: 1. six theories predicated on Asian ontological worldviews; 2. four theories derived from African and Asian epistemological foundations; and 3. seven theories guided by African and Asian axiological parameters. The present chapter concludes by discussing future challenges of non-Western communication theorizing.
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of non-Western communication theories for cross-cultural and intercultural research. The chapter specifically focuses on selected Afrocentric and Asiacentric theories of communication because they represent communication theories whose ideas and insights spring from indigenous cumulative wisdom of non-Western cultural traditions. The chapter first explicates the significance and scope of non-Western communication theories and then reviews a total of seventeen theories within Afrocentric and Asiacentric communication scholarship. The indigenous theories under review are classified into three philosophical categories: 1. six theories predicated on Asian ontological worldviews; 2. four theories derived from African and Asian epistemological foundations; and 3. seven theories guided by African and Asian axiological parameters. The present chapter concludes by discussing future challenges of non-Western communication theorizing.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series v
- Contents ix
- 1. Cultures, communication, and contexts of intercultural communication 1
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Part I. History, perspectives and theories
- 2. Murky waters: Histories of intercultural communication research 19
- 3. Theoretical perspectives on communication and cultures 45
- 4. Non-Western theories of communication: Indigenous ideas and insights 67
- 5. Issues in intercultural communication: A semantic network analysis 99
- 6. Cultural communication: Advancing understanding in a multi-cultural world 119
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Part II. Cross cultural comparison
- 7. Multifaceted identity approaches and cross-cultural communication styles: Selective overview and future directions 141
- 8. Verbal communication across cultures 179
- 9. Interpersonal communication and relationships across cultures 199
- 10. Emotion display and expression 219
- 11. A cultured look at nonverbal cues 239
- 12. What’s past is prologue: Lessons from conflict, communication, and culture research from half a century ago 261
- 13. Aging and communication across cultures 289
- 14. Culture-centered communication and social change: Listening and participation to transform communication inequalities 309
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Part III. Intercultural encounter
- 15. Ethnocentrism and intercultural communication 331
- 16. Issues in the conceptualization of intercultural communication competence 349
- 17. Intergroup communication 369
- 18. Interethnic communication: An interdisciplinary overview 389
- 19. Experience and cultural learning in global business contexts 415
- 20. Cross-cultural adaptation: An identity approach 437
- 21. Intercultural friendship and communication 457
- 22. Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach 481
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Part IV. Interactions and exchange between cultures
- 23. Cross-border mediated messages 503
- 24. Stereotyping and Communication 529
- 25. Translation as intercultural communication: Survey and analysis 563
- 26. Consuming nations − Brand nationality in the global marketplace: A Review 581
- 27. Intercultural communication in the world of business 597
- 28. Intercultural new media studies: Still the next frontier in intercultural communication 617
- Biographical notes 637
- Index 649
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series v
- Contents ix
- 1. Cultures, communication, and contexts of intercultural communication 1
-
Part I. History, perspectives and theories
- 2. Murky waters: Histories of intercultural communication research 19
- 3. Theoretical perspectives on communication and cultures 45
- 4. Non-Western theories of communication: Indigenous ideas and insights 67
- 5. Issues in intercultural communication: A semantic network analysis 99
- 6. Cultural communication: Advancing understanding in a multi-cultural world 119
-
Part II. Cross cultural comparison
- 7. Multifaceted identity approaches and cross-cultural communication styles: Selective overview and future directions 141
- 8. Verbal communication across cultures 179
- 9. Interpersonal communication and relationships across cultures 199
- 10. Emotion display and expression 219
- 11. A cultured look at nonverbal cues 239
- 12. What’s past is prologue: Lessons from conflict, communication, and culture research from half a century ago 261
- 13. Aging and communication across cultures 289
- 14. Culture-centered communication and social change: Listening and participation to transform communication inequalities 309
-
Part III. Intercultural encounter
- 15. Ethnocentrism and intercultural communication 331
- 16. Issues in the conceptualization of intercultural communication competence 349
- 17. Intergroup communication 369
- 18. Interethnic communication: An interdisciplinary overview 389
- 19. Experience and cultural learning in global business contexts 415
- 20. Cross-cultural adaptation: An identity approach 437
- 21. Intercultural friendship and communication 457
- 22. Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach 481
-
Part IV. Interactions and exchange between cultures
- 23. Cross-border mediated messages 503
- 24. Stereotyping and Communication 529
- 25. Translation as intercultural communication: Survey and analysis 563
- 26. Consuming nations − Brand nationality in the global marketplace: A Review 581
- 27. Intercultural communication in the world of business 597
- 28. Intercultural new media studies: Still the next frontier in intercultural communication 617
- Biographical notes 637
- Index 649