Cross cultural connections : stepping out and fitting in around the world / Duane Elmer.
By: Elmer, Duane.
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BookPublisher: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2002Description: 215 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0830823093 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Christianity and culture | Intercultural communication -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Missions -- Theory| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215).
Monkeys, mission, and us -- Your part of God's story -- Right, wrong, and different -- Culture is everywhere, and it sneaks up on you -- Culture shocks -- Identifying expectations -- Square heads and round heads -- Cultural adjustment map -- Openness : how to be approachable -- Acceptance : how to be positive -- Trust : how to build strong relationships -- Skills for cross-cultural effectiveness -- Time and event -- Task and relationship -- Individualism and collectivism -- Categorical and holistic thinking -- Logic : straight or curved -- Achieved status and ascribed status -- Guilt and shame -- Worship expression : from low to high -- Re-entry : you are never the same.
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