Introduction
The last century brought with it enormous changes. Modern technologies have facilitated new dimensions of geographic mobility and global communication. Instability, violent conflicts, environmental degradation, and economic inequalities on the one hand as well as economic growth, infrastructure development, and a globalized job market on the other hand have led to massive movements of people around the globe. Refugees, tourists, and workers for myriad reasons move and intermingle to create the highly diverse, multicultural societies we know today.
The practical challenges posed by these developments have made intercultural communication (ICC) an increasingly popular subject for study. Today, it is a flourishing research area, as indicated by several handbooks, journals, educational programs, and societies dedicated exclusively to the study of ICC. Psychology, with its focus on human experience and behavior, is but one of several disciplines (e.g., anthropology, sociology,...
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Ruppel, P.S., Brahms, K.S. (2014). Intercultural Communication, Overview. In: Teo, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5583-7_386
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