Intercultural relations
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Intercultural relations, sometimes called intercultural studies, is a field of social science. It is a multi-disciplinary academic field designed to train students to understand, communicate, and accomplish specific goals outside their own cultures.[1] Intercultural relations involves, at a fundamental level, learning how to see oneself and the world through the eyes of another. It seeks to prepare students for interaction with cultures both similar to their own (e.g. a separate socioeconomic group in one's own country) or very different from their own (e.g. an American businessman in a small Amazon tribal society).[2] Some aspects of intercultural relations also include, their power and cultural identity with how the relationship should be upheld with other foreign countries.[3]
Nature
The study of intercultural relations incorporates many different academic disciplines. As a field, it is most closely tied to
History
The origins of the practical use of multi-field intercultural relations can be traced back to Christian missionaries seeking to relate the Christian gospel to other cultures in effective, ethical and culturally sensitive ways.
Topics
Some of the main topics of study are:
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Culture Theory
- Development of cultural competence
- Analyzing cultural patterns around the world
- World Religions
- Gender Studies
- Strategies for adapting
- Intercultural communication
- Teaching social skills to reduce cultural misunderstandings
- Research methodology in order to produce academic works and increase access to a culture
- Linguistics
- Intercultural relationships
- Interethnic relationships
- Interracial relationships
- Interreligious relationships
See also
- Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS)
- Cross-cultural
- Cultural assimilation
- Cultural diversity
- Ethnocentrism
- Intercultural competence
- Interculturality
- Metacommunicative competence
- Racial integration
- Transculturation
- Intercambio
- Intercultural Universities in Mexico
References
- ^ Elmhurst College. "Intercultural Studies Program". http://public.elmhurst.edu/academics/1265647.html Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. 2012.
- ^ learn.org, "What is Intercultural Studies?". http://learn.org/articles/What_is_Intercultural_Studies.html. 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ProQuest 1694514961.
- ISBN 978-0-07-286289-8.[page needed]
- ^ learn.org, "What is Intercultural Studies?". http://learn.org/articles/What_is_Intercultural_Studies.html. 2012.
- ^ The College Board. "2012 Book of Majors". College Board. 2011. (512-513)
- ^ "International Higher Education & Intercultural Relations | Lesley University". www.lesley.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ISBN 978-0-86585-006-4.[page needed]
- ISBN 978-1-4426-0110-9.[page needed]
- ^ Wheaton College. "Intercultural Studies and Missions>. http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Departments/INTR/INTR-Missions Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. 2011
- ^ Teather, D. (2004). "The networking alliance: A mechanism for the internationalisation of higher education?". Managing Education Matters. 7 (2): 3.