William B. Gudykunst is Professor of Speech Communication at California State University, Fullerton. He is co-editor of Readings on Communication with Strangers; Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication; Theories in Intercultural Communication; Cross-Cultural Adaptation: Current Approaches; Communication, Culture, and Organizational Processes; Methods for Intercultural Communication Research; and Readings in Intercultural Communication; and he is editor of Language and Ethnic Identity; Intergroup Communication; and Intercultural Communication Theory. He is co-author of Culture and Interpersonal Communication; Communicating with Strangers: An Approach to Intercultural Communication; and American Communication Patterns; and he is author of Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication.

• PrefacePART I. THE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES 1. IntroductionWilliam B. Gudykunst 2. Approaches to the Study of Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst and Patricia San AntonioPART II. CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND ETHNICITY 3. Culture, Self, and Communication in Japan and the United StatesTakie Sugiyama Lebra 4. Sociolinguistic Factors Influencing Communication in Japan and the United StatesKaoru Akasu and Kojiro Asao 5. Japanese American Values and Communication PatternsHarry H. L. KitanoPART III. COMPARING COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED CONTEXTS 6. Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst and Tsukasa Nishida 7. Organizational Communication in Japan and the United StatesLea P. Stewart 8. Mass Communication Theories in Japan and the United StatesYouichi ItoPART IV. CONCLUSION 9. Issues for Future Research on Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst, Ruth M. Guzley, and Hiroshi Ota Author Index Subject Index

William B. Gudykunst is Professor of Speech Communication at California State University, Fullerton. He is co-editor of Readings on Communication with Strangers; Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication; Theories in Intercultural Communication; Cross-Cultural Adaptation: Current Approaches; Communication, Culture, and Organizational Processes; Methods for Intercultural Communication Research; and Readings in Intercultural Communication; and he is editor of Language and Ethnic Identity; Intergroup Communication; and Intercultural Communication Theory. He is co-author of Culture and Interpersonal Communication; Communicating with Strangers: An Approach to Intercultural Communication; and American Communication Patterns; and he is author of Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication.

• PrefacePART I. THE STUDY OF COMMUNICATION IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES 1. IntroductionWilliam B. Gudykunst 2. Approaches to the Study of Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst and Patricia San AntonioPART II. CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND ETHNICITY 3. Culture, Self, and Communication in Japan and the United StatesTakie Sugiyama Lebra 4. Sociolinguistic Factors Influencing Communication in Japan and the United StatesKaoru Akasu and Kojiro Asao 5. Japanese American Values and Communication PatternsHarry H. L. KitanoPART III. COMPARING COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED CONTEXTS 6. Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst and Tsukasa Nishida 7. Organizational Communication in Japan and the United StatesLea P. Stewart 8. Mass Communication Theories in Japan and the United StatesYouichi ItoPART IV. CONCLUSION 9. Issues for Future Research on Communication in Japan and the United StatesWilliam B. Gudykunst, Ruth M. Guzley, and Hiroshi Ota Author Index Subject Index