identity, 248– 249
Indian families, 85– 86
Islam and, 136– 137
Latino families, 84– 85
socialization process, 81
United States, 82– 83
Generalizations, 19– 20
German language, 282– 283
Gestures
beckoning, 312
frequency and intensity of, 312
idiosyncratic, 311– 312
intercultural, 310– 311
Globalization
benefits, 354– 355
cultural identity and, 261– 262
education and, 355– 365
families and, 77– 78
healthcare and, 366
interdependent society, 1– 3
language in organizations, 354
religion and, 111
Good, 215– 216
Greek Orthodox Christianity, 170
Greeting behaviors, 344
Group solidarity, 47
Guanxi, 175
Gupta Dynasty, 182H
Hafu, 258
Hajj, 133
Hall, Edward T.
The Hidden Dimension, 44
high-context cultures, 220– 221
on identity, 246
low-context cultures, 222
personal space, significance of, 323– 325
Harmony with nature, 216– 217
Hawking, Stephen, 107, 200
Healthcare
belief systems, 367– 370
death and dying across cultures,
373 – 374
globalization and, 366
holistic perspectives, 368– 369
illness prevention, 370– 371
intercultural communication, 366– 367
language diversity, 371– 373
in multicultural context, 365– 374
scientific/biomedical perspectives,
369 – 370
supernatural/magico/religious
perspectives, 367– 368
Hidalgo, Anne, 252
Hidalgo, Miguel, 187High-context cultures, 220– 221
High power distance, 227– 228
High uncertainty avoidance, 225–226, 239
Hijab, 256
Hijras, 249
Hikikomori, 388
Hinduism
Bhagavad Gita, 139
Brahman, 140– 141
complete way of life, 141– 142
core assumptions, 140– 141
cultural expressions, 141– 143
description, 138
Dharma, 142
“Divine”in everything, 140
ethics and, 144
Four Stages of Life, 142– 143
interpretation of reality, 140
Karma, 142
multiple paths, 141
notions about death, 144
origins of, 138
sacred texts, 139
Upanishads, 139
Vedas, 139
History
Chinese, 172– 175
Indian culture, 181– 184
influence of, 161– 164
Islamic civilization, 189– 195
Japanese, 177 – 179
Mexican culture, 184– 188
Russian, 168– 171
United States, 164– 167
Hofstede, Geert, 222
Holistic healthcare, 368– 369
Holy Land, 192
Honesty, 212– 213
Hood, Robin, 48
Host culture
connected with own culture, 386
guard against ethnocentrism, 385– 386
language of, 385
learning, 385
Householder stage, 143
Human behavior, religion and,
110 – 112
Human communication.See also
Communication
complex, 35– 36
components, 30– 37
consequence, 34– 35
context dictates, 341
contextual, 31– 33
definition, 28
description, 25– 26
dynamic process, 30interrelated activities, 28– 29
irreversible, 34
misconceptions, 36– 37
rule governed, 340– 341
rules vary across cultures, 341– 342
self-reflective, 33– 34
symbolic, 30– 31
Human identity, 245
Human nature orientation, 215– 216
Human secularists, 106
Humans subject to nature,
216
Huxley, T. H., 145
Huygens, Christian, 327I
Identity
acquisition, 256– 259
ascribed, 259
avowed, 259
communal, 246
competency and, 262– 263
cultural, 244
cyber, 255
definitions, 244– 246
description, 243– 244
development, 256– 259
ethnic, 250– 251
fantasy, 255
gender, 248– 249
human, 245
influence of, 246– 247
intercultural interactions and,
262 – 263
interdependence and, 259
language expressions, 268– 269
national, 251– 252
nonverbal communication, 298– 299
organizational, 253– 254
personal, 245–246, 254
racial, 248
regional, 252– 253
relational, 246
social, 245, 247– 256
transnational, 252
Identity function, 80
Idioms, 276– 277
Idiosyncratic gestures, 311– 312
Illness prevention, 370– 371
Impermanency, 149– 150
Inaccurate perception, 201
Indian culture
contemporary social issues, 184
gender roles, 85– 86
history, 181– 184
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