Chinese Communication Studies
Contexts and Comparisons
Published on 30. June 2002
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-56750-656-3 (ISBN)
Description
Many varying factors contribute to the dynamics of Chinese communication, which both resembles and differs from its Western counterparts. In this provocative new collection of essays, an international group of scholars challenges the conventional notion of Chinese culture as static, recognizing the causes of cultural change and strategies of resistance. Examining communication contexts in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Chinese Communication Studies: Context and Comparisons considers the relationship between culture and communication in Chinese political, gender, family, and media contexts, providing the reader with insight both into how enduring Chinese cultural values are, and how they are being appropriated to meet political and economic goals.
Moreover, comparisons and distinctions are made between Chinese and Western communication concepts and practices on the issues of human rights, world opinions, pedagogical approaches, and instruction of rhetoric. In a work sure to be of value to many disciplines, the authors trace the historical development of ideas and value systems of both cultures, rendering an understanding of similarities and differences in both communication and cultural mindsets.
Moreover, comparisons and distinctions are made between Chinese and Western communication concepts and practices on the issues of human rights, world opinions, pedagogical approaches, and instruction of rhetoric. In a work sure to be of value to many disciplines, the authors trace the historical development of ideas and value systems of both cultures, rendering an understanding of similarities and differences in both communication and cultural mindsets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56750-656-3 (9781567506563)
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Persons
XING LU is Associate Professor in the Department of Communications at DePaul University. The author of Rhetoric in Ancient China: Fifth to Third Century B.C.E.: A Comparison with Classical Greek Rhetoric, Lu has also published many journal articles and book chapters on the subjects of Chinese rhetoric and Chinese communication studies.
WENSHAN JIA is Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York, New Paltz. A scholar of intercultural communication theory, he is the author of The Remaking of Chinese Character and Identity in the 21st Century: The Chinese Face Practices (Ablex, 2001).
D. RAY HEISEY is Professor and Director Emeritus at the School of Communication Studies at Kent State University. The author of many journal articles and book chapters, he is also the editor of Chinese Perspectives in Rhetoric and Communication (Ablex, 2000).
WENSHAN JIA is Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York, New Paltz. A scholar of intercultural communication theory, he is the author of The Remaking of Chinese Character and Identity in the 21st Century: The Chinese Face Practices (Ablex, 2001).
D. RAY HEISEY is Professor and Director Emeritus at the School of Communication Studies at Kent State University. The author of many journal articles and book chapters, he is also the editor of Chinese Perspectives in Rhetoric and Communication (Ablex, 2000).
Content
Introduction: Chinese Culture and Communication: Diverse Contexts and Comparison with the West by Xing Lu Chinese Culture and Modernization Revolution and Us: A Cultural Rendition of Political Movements in Contemporary China by Ling Chen Culture and Modernization: The Case of the People's Republic of China by Rita Mei-Ching Ng The Problem of the Public: John Dewey's Theory of Communication and Its Influence on Modern Chinese Communication by Changfu Chang Chinese Culture and Its (Post) Modern Fate: Three Debates and One Critique by Changfu Chang Chinese Communication in Gender, Family, and Media Contexts Women and the Rhetorical Tradition in Pre-Modern China: A Preliminary Sketch by Mary Garrett Creating a Female Language: Symbolic Transformation Embedded in Nushu by Lin-Lee Lee Hierarchy Is Not Harmony: A View of the Traditional Chinese Family by Omar Swartz Chinese Family Consumer Socialization: A Study of Chinese Urban Adolescents' Involvement in Family Purchasing Activities by Qingwen Dong Karaoke as A Form of Communication in the Public and Interpersonal Contexts of Taiwan by Ringo Ma and Rueyling Chuang Market and Politics: Hong Kong Press During Sovereignty Transfer by Anthony Y.H. Fung and Chin-Chuan Lee Comparison between Chinese and Western Communication Humanism and Human Rights: A Comparison between the Occidental and Oriental Traditions by Mei-Ling Wang Talking Cultures: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and U.S. American Stories about Human Rights by Jing Yin and Bradford "J" Hall Comparison of Chinese and American Views on World Opinion: A Rhetorical Study of Media Reports by Minmin Wang Pan Gu's Paradigm: Chinese Education's Return to Holistic Communication in Learning by Scott S. Hammond and Hongmei Gao Chinese Rhetoric through Chinese Textbooks: Uniquely Chinese? by Andy Kirkpatrick Author Index Subject Index