Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice

This site is intended to enhance your use of Intercultural Communication, Second edition by Kathryn Sorrells. The materials on this site are geared toward increasing your effectiveness with this material and maximizing the potential for your students to learn.

Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice, Second Edition, introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Kathryn Sorrells highlights history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and contexts that shape intercultural communication.  Based on a framework that promotes critical thinking, reflection, and action, this text takes a social justice approach that provides students with the skills and knowledge to create a more equitable world through communication. Loaded with new case studies and contemporary topics, the Second Edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the current global context, emerging local and global issues, and more diverse experiences.

Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge Kathryn Sorrells for writing an excellent text and for reviewing the assets on this site. Special thanks are also due to Sachi Sekimoto of Minnesota State University, Julie Chekroun, Gregory Husak, Rob Loy, Mandy Paris, and Hengameh Rabizadah for creating the ancillaries on this site.