Business - Culture Matters - The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook

NO FURTHER DICOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Provides a map to guide Peace Corps volunteers through their cross-cultural experience and also a way for them to record thoughts and feelings as they live and work in a host country. Contains a variety of exercises, as well as stories and quotations from Volunteers who have served in the past, from experts on cross-cultural training, and from the kind of people a volunteer might expect to meet in a new country. This book will appeal to a general audience, especially American citizens that may pursue to travel abroad for work, further educational opportunities or leisure activities. This resource should help them with interactions with international customs and cultures. Other products produced by the United States Peace Corps can be found This workbook serves as a map to guide Peace Corps trainees through their cross-cultural experience and as a record of thoughts and feelings as they live and work in their host country. The workbook examines the behaviors and values of people in the host country in relation to those of the people in the trainees' native country; it does not intend to suggest that American culture is superior or inferior to the host country's culture. The workbook covers the following fundamentals of culture: the concept of self, personal versus societal obligations, the concept of time, the locus of control, and comparing American and host country views. Following an introduction, the workbook contains the following chapters: (1) "Understanding Culture"; (2) "American Culture and American Diversity"; (3) "Styles of Communication"; (4) "Culture in the Workplace"; (5) "Social Relationships"; and (6) "Adjusting to a New Culture." Appendixes contain information on using cultural informants, joining in, keeping a journal, learning from the media and the arts, critical incidents, and studying an institution. Answers to chapter questions are also provided. (BT) Understanding Culture -- American Culture And American Diversity -- Styles Of Communication -- Culture In The Workplace -- Social Relationships -- Adjusting To A New Culture. By Craig Storti With Laurette Bennhold-samaan. Shipping List No.: 98-0031-p.