Chapter 15. Cultural Differences in Framing: American and Japanese Group Discussions

  1. Scott F. Kiesling,
  2. Christina Bratt Paulston
  1. Suwako Watanabe

Published Online: 30 JAN 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470758434.ch15

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings

How to Cite

Watanabe, S. (2008) Cultural Differences in Framing: American and Japanese Group Discussions, in Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings (eds S. F. Kiesling and C. B. Paulston), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470758434.ch15

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 JAN 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780631235439

Online ISBN: 9780470758434

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Keywords:

  • language difference;
  • cross—cultural communication;
  • japanese communication;
  • nonconfrontational communication;
  • social structure

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Theoretical Background

  • The Data and the Analytic Focuses

  • How They Began the Discussion

  • Expectations about Presenting Reasons in a Group Discussion

  • Conclusion