Apa Handbook of Intercultural Communication

In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly a prerequisite for social harmony and organizational success. This handbook illustrates how the practical, problem-solving approach of applied linguistics can illuminate a range of issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editor has brought together experts from a range of social science disciplines, including psychology, applied linguistics, and anthropology, to describe, analyze, and where possible, propose solutions to language-related problems. This book presents theoretical and applied examinations of topics that have contemporary relevance in intercultural settings, including power, dominance, discrimination, social boundaries, taboos, conflict, and identity. Applied chapters cover .intercultural communication in school, work, and healthcare settings; as well as in intimate relationships, and in training environments

David Matsumoto, PhD, is an internationally acclaimed author and psychologist. He received his BA from the University of Michigan in 1981 with high honors in psychology and Japanese. He subsequently earned his MA (1983) and PhD (1986) in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently professor of psychology and director of the Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory at San Francisco State University, where he has been since 1989.
 
He has studied culture, emotion, social interaction, and communication for 25 years. His books include well-known titles such as Culture and Psychology and the Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology.
 
He is the recipient of many awards and honors in the field of psychology, including being named a G. Stanley Hall lecturer by the American Psychological Association.
 
He is the series editor for Cambridge University Press's series on Culture and Psychology. He is also editor for the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and the Culture and Diversity section of Social and Personality Psychology Compass.