عنوان

American ways :

شابک

0585434409

شابک

9780585434407

شماره

b725806

عنوان اصلي

American ways :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a guide for foreigners in the United States /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Gary Althen ; with Amanda R. Doran and Susan J. Szmania.

وضعيت ويراست

2nd ed.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Yarmouth, Me. :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Intercultural Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2003.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (xxxii, 295 pages)

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294).

متن يادداشت

Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introducion -- On Understanding -- How Much Generalizing Is Acceptable? -- On Asking 'Why?" -- How Americans See Themselves -- How Americans See Foreigners -- On Describing Americans -- Part I. General Ideas about American Culture -- Chapter 1: American Values and Assumptions -- Individualism, Freedom, Competitiveness, and Privacy -- Equality -- AMERICAN WAYS -- Informality -- The Future, Change, and Progress -- Goodness of Humanity -- Time -- Achievement, Action, Work, and Materialism -- Directness and Assertiveness -- Chapter 2: The Communicative Style of Americans -- Preferred Discussion Topics -- Favorite Forms of Interaction -- Depth of Involvement Sought -- Channels Preferred -- Level of Meaning Emphasized -- Chapter 3: Ways of Reasoning -- The Context -- The Point -- The Organization -- The Evidence -- The Cause -- Chapter 4: Differences in Customs -- Part II Specific Aspects of American Life -- Chapter 5: Politics -- The Rule of Law -- The Ideal of Compromise -- Politics Apart -- Chapter 6: Family Life -- What Foreigners Notice -- The Changing Family -- Raising Children -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 7: Education -- Guiding Ideals -- Social Forces Affecting American Education -- Issues Facing American Schools -- Advantages and Disadvantages -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 8: Religion -- The General Context -- Religion and Individual Americans -- Exceptions -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 9: The Media -- What Is American about the American Media? -- Americans' Views of Their Media -- Misconceptions the Media Promote -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 10: Social Relationships -- Meeting New People -- The American Concept of Friendship -- Relationships Prescribed by Roles -- Courtesy, Schedules, Gifts -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 11: Racial and Ethnic Diversity -- What Foreign Visitors See -- How Americans View Race and Ethnic Relations -- Austin, Texas: A Case Study -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 12: Male-Female Relationships -- Influences on Male-Female Relationships -- Male-Female Relationships in Various Settings -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 13: Sports and Recreation -- Sports -- Recreation -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 14: Driving -- General Information -- Traffic Laws -- Attitudes about Driving -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 15: Shopping -- Advertising -- Pricing -- Customer-Clerk Relationships -- Sales Tactics -- Procedures for Returning and Exchanging -- Private Sales -- Precautions for Shoppers from Abroad -- Chapter 16: Personal Hygiene -- The Basics -- Variations -- Other Issues Concerning Hygiene -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 17: Getting Things Done in Organizations -- Misconceptions -- Characteristics of U.S. Organizations -- Suggestions for Dealing with U.S. Organizations -- Chapter 18: Behavior in Public Places -- Rules for Behavior in Public Places -- Communication Behaviors -- Suggestions for Foreign Visitors -- Chapter 19: Studying -- Assumptions Underlying the Higher -- Education System -- Student-Student Relationships -- Student-Professor Relationships -- Roommate Relationships -- Plagiarism -- Suggestions for Foreign Students -- Chapter 20: Business -- Doing Business in the United States -- The Global Economy -- Suggestions for Foreign Businesspeople -- and Future Businesspeople -- Part III Coping with Cultural Differences -- Chapter 21: Some Helpful Ideas -- Expectations -- Personality Characteristics -- Traits and Situations -- Culture Shock and Stages of Adjustment -- D-I-E -- Chapter 22: Activities for Learning about -- American Culture -- Ask Questions -- Learn and Practice Local English -- Take Field Trips -- Talk with Experienced Foreigners -- Keep a Journal -- Learn the Names of Local and Institutional VIPs -- Read, Reflect -- View Yourself as a Teacher -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

بدون عنوان

8

عنوان

American ways.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

1877864994

موضوع مستند نشده

Aliens-- United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

موضوع مستند نشده

Intercultural communication-- United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

موضوع مستند نشده

Visitors, Foreign-- United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

موضوع مستند نشده

Aliens.

موضوع مستند نشده

HISTORY-- State & Local-- General.

موضوع مستند نشده

Intercultural communication.

موضوع مستند نشده

Manners and customs.

موضوع مستند نشده

Visitors, Foreign.

موضوع مستند نشده

Volkskarakter.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Guidebooks.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Social life and customs, 1971-

موضوع مستند نشده

United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Verenigde Staten.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

7

بدون عنوان

7

موضوع مستند نشده

HIS-- 036010

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Althen, Gary.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Doran, Amanda R.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Szmania, Susan J.

تاريخ عمليات

20201213175054.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y