The Resource American ways : a cultural guide to the United States, Gary Althen with Janet Bennett
American ways : a cultural guide to the United States, Gary Althen with Janet Bennett
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The item American ways : a cultural guide to the United States, Gary Althen with Janet Bennett represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs - from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Third edition.
- Extent
- xxix, 279 pages
- Contents
-
- American values and assumptions
- The communicative style of Americans
- Ways of reasoning
- Differences in customs
- Politics
- Family life
- Education
- Religion
- The media
- Social relationships
- Racial and ethnic diversity
- Male-female relationships
- Sports and recreation
- Driving
- Shoppping
- Personal hygiene
- Getting things done in organizations
- Behavior in public places
- Studying
- Business
- Healthcare
- Some helpful ideas
- Activities for learning about American culture
- Isbn
- 9780984247172
- Label
- American ways : a cultural guide to the United States
- Title
- American ways
- Title remainder
- a cultural guide to the United States
- Statement of responsibility
- Gary Althen with Janet Bennett
- Subject
-
- Aliens -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Communication interculturelle
- Guidebooks
- Handbooks and manuals
- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural communication -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Manners and customs
- Since 1971
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Guidebooks
- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
- Visitors, Foreign
- Visitors, Foreign -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- États-Unis
- Aliens
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs - from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Althen, Gary
- Dewey number
- 973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- bibliography
- handbooks
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Bennett, Janet
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Visitors, Foreign
- Aliens
- Intercultural communication
- Aliens
- Intercultural communication
- Manners and customs
- Visitors, Foreign
- États-Unis
- Communication interculturelle
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- American ways : a cultural guide to the United States, Gary Althen with Janet Bennett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- American values and assumptions -- The communicative style of Americans -- Ways of reasoning -- Differences in customs -- Politics -- Family life -- Education -- Religion -- The media -- Social relationships -- Racial and ethnic diversity -- Male-female relationships -- Sports and recreation -- Driving -- Shoppping -- Personal hygiene -- Getting things done in organizations -- Behavior in public places -- Studying -- Business -- Healthcare -- Some helpful ideas -- Activities for learning about American culture
- Control code
- 1449326
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Third edition.
- Extent
- xxix, 279 pages
- Isbn
- 9780984247172
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2011001931
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780984247172
- (OCoLC)648921490
- Label
- American ways : a cultural guide to the United States, Gary Althen with Janet Bennett
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- American values and assumptions -- The communicative style of Americans -- Ways of reasoning -- Differences in customs -- Politics -- Family life -- Education -- Religion -- The media -- Social relationships -- Racial and ethnic diversity -- Male-female relationships -- Sports and recreation -- Driving -- Shoppping -- Personal hygiene -- Getting things done in organizations -- Behavior in public places -- Studying -- Business -- Healthcare -- Some helpful ideas -- Activities for learning about American culture
- Control code
- 1449326
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- Third edition.
- Extent
- xxix, 279 pages
- Isbn
- 9780984247172
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2011001931
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780984247172
- (OCoLC)648921490
Subject
- Aliens -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Communication interculturelle
- Guidebooks
- Handbooks and manuals
- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural communication -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Manners and customs
- Since 1971
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Guidebooks
- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
- Visitors, Foreign
- Visitors, Foreign -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- États-Unis
- Aliens
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