Lives Across Cultures

Author : Harry W. Gardiner
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives Across Cultures written by Harry W. Gardiner and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1998 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate as a supplement for a development course where a cross-cultural approach is emphasized in departments of Psychology and Anthropology. Provides a global and multicultural perspective to human development. Chapter topics are organized chronologically.

Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400727003
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happiness Across Cultures written by Helaine Selin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Different cultures experience happiness differently. Traditionally, the West is considered materialistic, and happiness is said to come from achievement and acquisition. The East is said to be more people-oriented, where happiness is a result of deep personal interactions. Thus, poor people can be happier in the East than the West, because they are not so concerned with possession and more with society. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western countries and cultures. Its coverage is diverse and spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing unique perspectives of happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories.

Author : Yen Le Espiritu
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520929268
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home Bound written by Yen Le Espiritu and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-05-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, have been little studied, though they are one of our largest immigrant groups. Based on her in-depth interviews with more than one hundred Filipinos in San Diego, California, Yen Le Espiritu investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Her sensitive analysis reveals that Filipino Americans confront U.S. domestic racism and global power structures by living transnational lives that are shaped as much by literal and symbolic ties to the Philippines as they are by social, economic, and political realities in the United States. Espiritu deftly weaves vivid first-person narratives with larger social and historical contexts as she discovers the meaning of home, community, gender, and intergenerational relations among Filipinos. Among other topics, she explores the ways that female sexuality is defined in contradistinction to American mores and shows how this process becomes a way of opposing racial subjugation in this country. She also examines how Filipinos have integrated themselves into the American workplace and looks closely at the effects of colonialism.

Author : Harry W. Gardiner
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780205841745
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives Across Cultures written by Harry W. Gardiner and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines aspects of human development across cultures beginning in infancy and continuing through adolescence and adulthood to old age. Discusses a variety of subjects including socialization, language, personality, gender, family, and social behavior among others.

Author : John Hooker
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804748070
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working Across Cultures written by John Hooker and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to adapting and thriving within unfamiliar cultural settings challenges the notion that professional life interacts with culture only at the etiquette level, distinguishing between rule-based and relationship-based cultures while considering the roles of such factors as competition, security, and lifestyle. (Social Science)

Author : Philippe Rosinski
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1473644569
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coaching Across Cultures written by Philippe Rosinski and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Philippe Rosinski is a leader in the coaching field. Coaching Across Cultures reveals his pioneering multi-cultural approach and innovative global perspective. His book is a treasure for anyone eager to learn how to effectively facilitate human fulfillment and responsible growth." - Laura Berman Fortgang, Author of Take Yourself to the Top and Living Your Best Life As coaches and clients increasingly realize, the demands of business mean that it is now vital to integrate, understand and leverage cultural differences across countries and corporations. Coaching Across Cultures bridges the gap between coaching and interculturalism.

Author : Riall Nolan
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 : 0313371261
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communicating and Adapting Across Cultures: Living and Working in the Global Village written by Riall Nolan and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 1999-04-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, more Americans than ever are going abroad to visit, work, or study. Increasingly, the ability to communicate and work in cross-cultural situations is seen as an important determinant of success in business, government, education, and the social services. Being successful depends less on what you know of a particular culture than it does on what you know about managing new cultural situations. This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to communicating, learning, and adapting within any new cultural environment. It begins by examining what culture is and why it is important. It then goes on to outline the process of cross-cultural adjustment, and presents some highly effective tools and strategies for avoiding culture shock, while encouraging learning. Advice on learning a language, preparing for the transition, settling in, working and living overseas, and planning re-entry into U.S. culture is given. One of the book's most useful features is the presentation of a detailed plan for actually making the transition from one culture to another. It also provides a detailed chapter on re-entering the home environment, again to aid in minimizing shock and anxiety. The skills learned from this book are essential to success and can be put to use in any new culture, anywhere in the world.

Author : James E. Plueddemann
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830866302
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading Across Cultures written by James E. Plueddemann and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missiologist James E. Plueddemann presents a roadmap for crosscultural leadership development in the global church. With keen understanding of current research on cultural dynamics, he integrates theology with leadership theory to apply biblical insights to practical issues in world mission.

Author : Andy Molinsky
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1422187284
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Dexterity written by Andy Molinsky and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I wrote this book because I believe that there is a serious gap in what has been written and communicated about cross-cultural management and what people actually struggle with on the ground.”—From the Introduction What does it mean to be a global worker and a true “citizen of the world” today? It goes beyond merely acknowledging cultural differences. In reality, it means you are able to adapt your behavior to conform to new cultural contexts without losing your authentic self in the process. Not only is this difficult, it’s a frightening prospect for most people and something completely outside their comfort zone. But managing and communicating with people from other cultures is an essential skill today. Most of us collaborate with teams across borders and cultures on a regular basis, whether we spend our time in the office or out on the road. What’s needed now is a critical new skill, something author Andy Molinsky calls global dexterity. In this book Molinsky offers the tools needed to simultaneously adapt behavior to new cultural contexts while staying authentic and grounded in your own natural style. Based on more than a decade of research, teaching, and consulting with managers and executives around the world, this book reveals an approach to adapting while feeling comfortable—an essential skill that enables you to switch behaviors and overcome the emotional and psychological challenges of doing so. From identifying and overcoming challenges to integrating what you learn into your everyday environment, Molinsky provides a guidebook—and mentoring—to raise your confidence and your profile. Practical, engaging, and refreshing, Global Dexterity will help you reach across cultures—and succeed in today’s global business environment.

Author : Radosveta Dimitrova
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319683632
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Well-Being of Youth and Emerging Adults across Cultures written by Radosveta Dimitrova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current volume presents new empirical data on well-being of youth and emerging adults from a global international perspective. Its outstanding features are the focus on vast geographical regions (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America), and on strengths and resources for optimal well-being. The international and multidisciplinary contributions address the complexities of young people’s life in a variety of cultural settings to explore how key developmental processes such as identity, religiosity and optimism, social networks, and social interaction in families and society at large promote optimal and successful adaptation. The volume draws on core theoretical models of human development to highlight the applicability of these frameworks to culturally diverse youth and emerging adults as well as universalities and cultural specifics in optimal outcomes. With its innovative and cutting-edge approaches to cultural, theoretical and methodological issues, the book offers up-to-date evidence and insights for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of cross-cultural psychology, developmental science, human development, sociology, and social work.