‘Ala in the series beodcing Word Mision A Bical, Historic and Practical Sey 1A. Sote Morea, Gary R, Corwin atl Gary B McGee ‘The Changing tice of World Mission: Engng Contomponary les tnd Trond Miche ocack, Gail Van Rhsenen, and Douglas McConnell Encountering Misionary Life an Work: Pepving freer Mistry "Tom Seen and Lois McKiney Dove Christy Enconntring Word Religion: The Practice of Mision in the “Tacx iret Conary ‘Teary Muck apd Frances. Adeney Encountering Theology of Mision Bibel owrdations, Historical ‘Deselopments and Contemporary bnes ‘Craig O1eand Stephen Sess with Timothy C. Tennent Developing «Sate for Mision: A Bilal, Historical, nd Calta John Mark Trt and J.D. Payne EFFECTIVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION A Christian Perspective A, SCOTT MOREAU EVVY HAY CAMPBELL SUSAN GREENER BakerAcademic anc Ag ‘Sentai Meaneat tay ety ty se tcl epameag ee ona sa Ose gine De eon oc SSSR ARE eaten Scie ete ton Cm i Contents Iouodustion 1 ml Communication 9 Part teodcing Iaecu [Wha I nvercal Commnicaton? 11 ‘The Story Line of Inrclorl Communica 25 Berpectver on ntercaltaal Communication 4) Pare2 Foundations of tnercleral Communication Paterns S3 Workvew and Interclural Cmca 38 Neha Inecoura Communication 71 Soveies and Social Intiuions $3 [Networks -Groups and Socal Change 96 Part Patcins ofInerculeral Communication 111 [Nowe Inercukural Communication 15 10, Bopconic and Monoshroic Time 142 Ui. ndiidean and Collet 154 12. Stil Towerin ngerclurl Communication 165 13 Gender Roles 179 1M. 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CConictinolves“a perceived oreaincompatbiity of gals ves xpect ‘Sons processor cutsomes between woot more intedepedent ini ‘oe eoup (Martin and Nakayama 205, 19), leading to erotonl Fst ‘on ad inerpersona or inerzouprersons. simple defn of conice 'soffred by Clara Cheng conti "the emotional tension af the people Invi ve thvediferenees in common suey of coer” (2012, 3) ‘Acconlingt David Aupbunger confit x sol by va cris that Foret ustorecognie xpi tht wel with mile ees apd must Ago tea common rey hat we bingo eich station diering—fegaeny Contesting strc nd mat cresttogether a ingleshaned ary wha ole fneach andor bork” (19921), Parca a nerclurl eas een«common story, vocabulary, and mean for reli confi coil, Con fran bea well catalyst for self eetion,segotiation, and redenition of the groups interaction nd connmnicaton se lending to reser 2007 ahsion Van Mes and Spence Oxtey 20) CONFLICT IS UNIVERSAL, INDIVIDUAL, AND CULTURAL “Te image of ion sharpening ion nnerpersonal lationship suport the notion thet conicrs humane is unioilabl dis ot cea lpbad trea provide he neesay srs stimulate sie sponse and ‘rowth. Confer can ocr many form and is inevitable wh there ae ‘sare eure thar at be sated difeence ore In accent owe division of ole that ay be iron sharpens ir 50 anlar orin dip, an diene of opinion one person sharpens anther shouts cours of ation, An course canes Beale Ahern each of these mensions Thus “co eal Ac inalleukesis characterized by melee communication, lterate morn between sul cues and vine behaviors, itis combinstions of cnet sponses tudor reacons ambraent lings, and pari pepsi, defense ‘Matis of conzalment and offense attempts oprah aes, ad 9 (on (Augeburger 1982, 28 ‘Many of wake confi and hv difcty responding wel oi win ‘ur own families, clone relationship, a others iin ont own cutre People typ develop an individual dla seo managing cont bse ‘onlay dynamics and pecnnal ory Marin and Nakayama 2003), That deface sth “normal” seg and whens conicrenpereneis cutie ‘hat normal eange, new strug for managing confi mast be leaned lesley patter of confer elation hate ben far bcaue f dye= funcional family dynamics, those partes canhecome touhesome desu, arcu under sen Our invidal conf syle ineracts wih ur cle tual confit style and lel of selawarenens,ceating comple esto on ht sed in our eel emotional heal, “he intensity ofthe confi makes ference nour ail to respond In postive mas: is eeydayineracton, the minor conics tha rts ‘lly dal with i tee ways We arabe o calmly determine the it pac of dering cultural valucso he uation. When stations ae highly ambiguous or conf itensifs, we ean become emotionally flooded and Jess abe so use ofl ange of confer wesalton satis For expe, esearch confused on intcrasions between American and Rain astonsus ‘jin miso inter ‘hansen bec neti ines cons gecesi, [Mee and nerpersanl lst wee seeder ieee do {iecnd pera fit the sey of he psc and oand cos ‘SSsmplsh msm ps In sb ander conto of sw a con, fropleroered tthe clara! poate thn ying he ning pols evap ne eas fer Homme 2021) Living and woking in nani conten in cro init ty ‘Suc ou an ways tht yng hy sponh one Sapna poste cays rag Wamredunl cing, heath aa ‘more likely to occur because of misartribu: Tecra (a {on ed sane mening ae Soleo tebthmorbasdononteowncatec Lone hao fecal Diy, freer inv o cofce kr dig tein syle ck fre income aero ipa Innprac sd misincrprecon of omerbl fet etna er co, ambiguous atunton, and depee of i” gr ha enon “ida oil competence an leone — {omimndersasding lading o confer lane 2002; Martin and Nakayama 2013). magi ‘the challenge of neorating conc when you may be unaware shat here iss confice a allo ane na hen that what you have sid or done has been incerpreted axons? 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