Multicultural Manners : Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century


Norine. Dresser
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2005.
Omfang
1 online resource (305 p.)
Utgave
Rev. [and expanded, 2nd] ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Multicultural Manners; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The New Rules of Communication; Body Language; Heads Up, Down, or Sideways?; High Five; Giving Change; Physical Contact; Sign of the Cross; Hands off the Head; Greetings; Signs of Affection; Thumbs-Up; Crooked Finger; Smiling; Eye Contact; Lining Up; One at a Time; Smell; Child-Rearing Practices; Lazy New Mom; Sharing the Bed; Breast Milk; Independence; Chaperone; Coining; Classroom Behavior; Testing; Enrichment Activities; Special Education; Fear of Authority; Student Participation; "Stupid!"; Left-handed. - Boxes of FoodFood and Politics; Fast-Food Bags; Food as Medicine; Hot/Cold; Gifts; Yellow Flowers; White Flowers; Funeral Flowers; Bribery; Gift Taboos; White Envelopes; Refusing a Gift; Birthday Cake; Health Practices; AIDS; Misunderstanding the Doctor's Orders; Heart Transplants and Licorice; Hospital Accommodations; Ignoring the Baby; Alternative Healers; Sacrificing a Rooster; Physical Examinations; Birth Attendants; Prayer Position; Birth Control; No Heroic Measures?; Holidays; Ramadan; Thanksgiving; Halloween; Jumping over Fires; New Year's Offerings; First Foot; Sweeping Away the Luck. - Corporal PunishmentCheating; Respect for Teachers; Teacher Knows Best; Absenteeism; Clothing and Jewelry; Hats Off-Not!; Camouflage; Six-Pointed Stars; Swastika; Shoes; Boutique Boo-boos; Unsoulful Soles; Donkey Beads; Glass-Bead Necklaces; Modesty; Dress for Respect; Colors; Green Hats; Red Ink as Death Sign; Light Blue; White Bonnets; Wedding Guests Wearing White; Black at a Chinese Wedding; Yellow Tags; Foodways; Cracked Eggs; Refusing Food; Changing Food Habits; Offering Food; Milk Intolerance; Potluck; What Makes a Meal?; Food Taboos; Utensils; Making Eating Noises; Cleaning Your Plate. - Luck and Supernatural ForcesAshes; Permanent Wave; Hot Rocks; The Voodoo Squad; Eclipse; Moving and the Almanac; Numbers; Numbers in Photos; Odd or Even?; Black Magic; Red Envelopes; Baby Furniture Delivery; Evil Eye; Rocks; Male/Female Relations and Gender Issues; Gender Expectations; Lesbian Bridesmaid; AIDS Education; Spousal Abuse; Romantic Implications; Hospital Roommates; Chastity; Inequality; Child Custody; Home Alone Together; Miscellany; Traffic Violations; Points of View; The Qur'an (Koran); Generosity; Temples; Japanese Business Cards; Temporary Nuns; Business Practices. - Part II: Clearing Cultural Confusions. - Sealing a DealWelcoming Home Ceremonies; Birthday Dates; Friendship; Hospitality; Political Differences; Shoveling Dirt on the Coffin; Menstruation; Prejudice; Post-September 11; Race Manners; Green Card; Mosque Phobia; Bridge Builders of Anchorage; Math Skills; False Assumptions; Time; Urgency; Being on Time; Dropping In; Taboo Times; Verbal Expressions; Complimenting a Baby; Beating around the Bush; "Hello!"; Giving Praise; Too Friendly; Accent; Forms of Address; Naming Traditions; Idioms; Compliments about Appearance; Yes or No?; Can't Say No; Bargaining; Believing What They Say. - Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post-September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos a
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Dewey
395
ISBN
0471684287. - 9780471684282

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