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Multicultural manners : essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century, Norine Dresser
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- Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos and don'ts of successful business and social interaction, detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment in a variety of social settings, amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes, a breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries, and appropriate etiquette for innumerable settings. ... from publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 285 pages
- Contents
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- 1. The new rules of communication -- Body language -- Heads up, down, or sideways? -- High five -- Giving change -- Physical contact -- Sign of the cross -- Hands off the head -- Greetings -- Signs of affection -- Thumbs-up -- Crooked finger -- Smiling -- Eye contact -- Lining up -- One at a time -- Smell -- Child-rearing practices -- Lazy new mom -- Sharing the bed -- Breast milk -- Independence -- Chaperone -- Coining -- Classroom behavior -- Testing -- Enrichment activities -- Special education -- Fear of authority -- Student participation -- "Stupid!" -- Left-handed -- Corporal punishment -- Cheating -- Respect for teachers -- Teacher knows best -- Absenteeism -- Clothing and jewelry -- Hats off, not! -- Camouflage -- Six-pointed stars -- Swastika -- Shoes -- Boutique boo-boos -- Unsoulful soles -- Donkey beads -- Glass-bead necklaces -- Modesty -- Kirpan -- Dress for respect -- Colors -- Green hats -- Red ink as death sign -- Light blue -- White bonnets -- Wedding guests wearing white -- Black at a Chinese wedding -- Yellow tags -- Foodways -- Cracked eggs -- Refusing food -- Changing food habits -- Offering food -- Milk intolerance -- Potluck -- What makes a meal? -- Food taboos -- Utensils -- Making eating noises -- Cleaning your plate -- Boxes of food -- Food and politics -- Fast-food bags -- Food as medicine -- Hot/cold -- Gifts -- Yellow flowers -- White flowers -- Funeral flowers -- Bribery -- Gift taboos -- White envelopes -- Refusing a gift -- Birthday cake -- Health practices -- AIDS -- Misunderstanding the doctor's orders -- Heart transplants and licorice -- Hospital accommodations -- Ignoring the baby -- Alternative healers -- Sacrificing a rooster -- Physical examinations -- Birth attendants -- Prayer position -- Birth control -- No heroic measures? -- Holidays -- Ramadan -- Thanksgiving -- Halloween -- Jumping over fires -- New Year's offerings -- First foot -- Sweeping away the luck -- Luck and supernatural forces -- Gris-gris -- Ashes -- Permanent wave -- Hot rocks -- The voodoo squad -- Eclipse -- Feng shui -- Moving and the almanac -- Numbers -- Numbers in photos -- Odd or even? -- Black magic -- Red envelopes -- Baby furniture delivery -- Evil eye -- Rocks -- Male/female relations and gender issues -- Gender expectations -- Lesbian bridesmaid -- AIDS education -- Spousal abuse -- Romantic implications -- Hospital roommates -- Chastity -- Inequality -- Child custody -- Home alone together -- Miscellany -- Traffic violations -- Points of view -- The Qur'an (Koran) -- Generosity -- Temples -- Japanese business cards -- Temporary nuns -- Business practices -- Sealing a deal -- Welcoming home ceremonies -- Birthday dates -- Friendship -- Hospitality -- Political differences -- Shoveling dirt on the coffin -- Menstruation -- Prejudice -- Post-September 11 -- Race manners -- Green card -- Mosque phobia -- Bridge builders of Anchorage -- Math skills -- False assumptions -- Time -- Urgency -- Being on time -- Dropping in -- Taboo times -- Verbal expressions -- Complimenting a baby -- Beating around the bush -- "Hello!" -- Giving praise -- Too friendly -- Accent -- Forms of address -- Naming traditions -- Idioms -- "No molesta" -- Complements about appearance -- Yes or no? -- Can't say no -- Bargaining -- Believing what they say
- 2. Clearing cultural confusions -- A quick reference guide -- Map -- Africans -- Algerians -- Egyptians -- Eritreans -- Ethiopians -- Ghanaians -- Kenyans -- Liberians -- Libyans -- Malians -- Moroccans -- Nigerians -- Rwandans -- Somalis -- Sudanese -- Tunisians -- Ugandans -- Asians -- Bhutanese -- Chinese -- Japanese -- Koreans, North -- Koreans, South -- Taiwanese -- South Asians -- Afghans -- Bangladeshis -- Indians -- Myanmar/Burmese -- Nepalese -- Pakistanis -- Sri Lankans -- Southeast Asians -- Cambodians -- East Timorese -- Filipinos -- Indonesians -- Lao -- Malaysians -- Singaporeans -- Thai -- Vietnamese -- The Balkans -- Albanians -- Bosnians and Herzegovinans -- Croats -- Macedonians -- Serbians and Montenegrans -- Slovenians/ Slovenes -- Independent members of the former USSR -- Armenians -- Azerbaijanis -- Belarusians -- Estonians -- Georgians -- Kazakhs -- Kyrgyz -- Latvians -- Lithuanians -- Moldovans -- Russians -- Tajiks -- Turkmens -- Ukrainians -- Uzbeks -- Middle Easterners -- Iranians -- Iraqis -- Israelis -- Jordanians -- Kuwaitis -- Lebanese -- Saudis -- Syrians -- Turks -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemenis
- Isbn
- 9780471684282
- Label
- Multicultural manners : essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century
- Title
- Multicultural manners
- Title remainder
- essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century
- Statement of responsibility
- Norine Dresser
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos and don'ts of successful business and social interaction, detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment in a variety of social settings, amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes, a breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries, and appropriate etiquette for innumerable settings. ... from publisher's description
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- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dresser, Norine
- Dewey number
- 395
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- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Etiquette
- Multiculturalism
- Etiquette
- Multiculturalism
- Umgangsformen
- Kulturkontakt
- United States
- Label
- Multicultural manners : essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century, Norine Dresser
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index
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- volume
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- text
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- Contents
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- 1. The new rules of communication -- Body language -- Heads up, down, or sideways? -- High five -- Giving change -- Physical contact -- Sign of the cross -- Hands off the head -- Greetings -- Signs of affection -- Thumbs-up -- Crooked finger -- Smiling -- Eye contact -- Lining up -- One at a time -- Smell -- Child-rearing practices -- Lazy new mom -- Sharing the bed -- Breast milk -- Independence -- Chaperone -- Coining -- Classroom behavior -- Testing -- Enrichment activities -- Special education -- Fear of authority -- Student participation -- "Stupid!" -- Left-handed -- Corporal punishment -- Cheating -- Respect for teachers -- Teacher knows best -- Absenteeism -- Clothing and jewelry -- Hats off, not! -- Camouflage -- Six-pointed stars -- Swastika -- Shoes -- Boutique boo-boos -- Unsoulful soles -- Donkey beads -- Glass-bead necklaces -- Modesty -- Kirpan -- Dress for respect -- Colors -- Green hats -- Red ink as death sign -- Light blue -- White bonnets -- Wedding guests wearing white -- Black at a Chinese wedding -- Yellow tags -- Foodways -- Cracked eggs -- Refusing food -- Changing food habits -- Offering food -- Milk intolerance -- Potluck -- What makes a meal? -- Food taboos -- Utensils -- Making eating noises -- Cleaning your plate -- Boxes of food -- Food and politics -- Fast-food bags -- Food as medicine -- Hot/cold -- Gifts -- Yellow flowers -- White flowers -- Funeral flowers -- Bribery -- Gift taboos -- White envelopes -- Refusing a gift -- Birthday cake -- Health practices -- AIDS -- Misunderstanding the doctor's orders -- Heart transplants and licorice -- Hospital accommodations -- Ignoring the baby -- Alternative healers -- Sacrificing a rooster -- Physical examinations -- Birth attendants -- Prayer position -- Birth control -- No heroic measures? -- Holidays -- Ramadan -- Thanksgiving -- Halloween -- Jumping over fires -- New Year's offerings -- First foot -- Sweeping away the luck -- Luck and supernatural forces -- Gris-gris -- Ashes -- Permanent wave -- Hot rocks -- The voodoo squad -- Eclipse -- Feng shui -- Moving and the almanac -- Numbers -- Numbers in photos -- Odd or even? -- Black magic -- Red envelopes -- Baby furniture delivery -- Evil eye -- Rocks -- Male/female relations and gender issues -- Gender expectations -- Lesbian bridesmaid -- AIDS education -- Spousal abuse -- Romantic implications -- Hospital roommates -- Chastity -- Inequality -- Child custody -- Home alone together -- Miscellany -- Traffic violations -- Points of view -- The Qur'an (Koran) -- Generosity -- Temples -- Japanese business cards -- Temporary nuns -- Business practices -- Sealing a deal -- Welcoming home ceremonies -- Birthday dates -- Friendship -- Hospitality -- Political differences -- Shoveling dirt on the coffin -- Menstruation -- Prejudice -- Post-September 11 -- Race manners -- Green card -- Mosque phobia -- Bridge builders of Anchorage -- Math skills -- False assumptions -- Time -- Urgency -- Being on time -- Dropping in -- Taboo times -- Verbal expressions -- Complimenting a baby -- Beating around the bush -- "Hello!" -- Giving praise -- Too friendly -- Accent -- Forms of address -- Naming traditions -- Idioms -- "No molesta" -- Complements about appearance -- Yes or no? -- Can't say no -- Bargaining -- Believing what they say
- 2. Clearing cultural confusions -- A quick reference guide -- Map -- Africans -- Algerians -- Egyptians -- Eritreans -- Ethiopians -- Ghanaians -- Kenyans -- Liberians -- Libyans -- Malians -- Moroccans -- Nigerians -- Rwandans -- Somalis -- Sudanese -- Tunisians -- Ugandans -- Asians -- Bhutanese -- Chinese -- Japanese -- Koreans, North -- Koreans, South -- Taiwanese -- South Asians -- Afghans -- Bangladeshis -- Indians -- Myanmar/Burmese -- Nepalese -- Pakistanis -- Sri Lankans -- Southeast Asians -- Cambodians -- East Timorese -- Filipinos -- Indonesians -- Lao -- Malaysians -- Singaporeans -- Thai -- Vietnamese -- The Balkans -- Albanians -- Bosnians and Herzegovinans -- Croats -- Macedonians -- Serbians and Montenegrans -- Slovenians/ Slovenes -- Independent members of the former USSR -- Armenians -- Azerbaijanis -- Belarusians -- Estonians -- Georgians -- Kazakhs -- Kyrgyz -- Latvians -- Lithuanians -- Moldovans -- Russians -- Tajiks -- Turkmens -- Ukrainians -- Uzbeks -- Middle Easterners -- Iranians -- Iraqis -- Israelis -- Jordanians -- Kuwaitis -- Lebanese -- Saudis -- Syrians -- Turks -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemenis
- Control code
- 1448901
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780471684282
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2004027079
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- (Sirsi) i9780471684282
- (OCoLC)57043793
- Label
- Multicultural manners : essential rules of etiquette for the 21st century, Norine Dresser
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 1. The new rules of communication -- Body language -- Heads up, down, or sideways? -- High five -- Giving change -- Physical contact -- Sign of the cross -- Hands off the head -- Greetings -- Signs of affection -- Thumbs-up -- Crooked finger -- Smiling -- Eye contact -- Lining up -- One at a time -- Smell -- Child-rearing practices -- Lazy new mom -- Sharing the bed -- Breast milk -- Independence -- Chaperone -- Coining -- Classroom behavior -- Testing -- Enrichment activities -- Special education -- Fear of authority -- Student participation -- "Stupid!" -- Left-handed -- Corporal punishment -- Cheating -- Respect for teachers -- Teacher knows best -- Absenteeism -- Clothing and jewelry -- Hats off, not! -- Camouflage -- Six-pointed stars -- Swastika -- Shoes -- Boutique boo-boos -- Unsoulful soles -- Donkey beads -- Glass-bead necklaces -- Modesty -- Kirpan -- Dress for respect -- Colors -- Green hats -- Red ink as death sign -- Light blue -- White bonnets -- Wedding guests wearing white -- Black at a Chinese wedding -- Yellow tags -- Foodways -- Cracked eggs -- Refusing food -- Changing food habits -- Offering food -- Milk intolerance -- Potluck -- What makes a meal? -- Food taboos -- Utensils -- Making eating noises -- Cleaning your plate -- Boxes of food -- Food and politics -- Fast-food bags -- Food as medicine -- Hot/cold -- Gifts -- Yellow flowers -- White flowers -- Funeral flowers -- Bribery -- Gift taboos -- White envelopes -- Refusing a gift -- Birthday cake -- Health practices -- AIDS -- Misunderstanding the doctor's orders -- Heart transplants and licorice -- Hospital accommodations -- Ignoring the baby -- Alternative healers -- Sacrificing a rooster -- Physical examinations -- Birth attendants -- Prayer position -- Birth control -- No heroic measures? -- Holidays -- Ramadan -- Thanksgiving -- Halloween -- Jumping over fires -- New Year's offerings -- First foot -- Sweeping away the luck -- Luck and supernatural forces -- Gris-gris -- Ashes -- Permanent wave -- Hot rocks -- The voodoo squad -- Eclipse -- Feng shui -- Moving and the almanac -- Numbers -- Numbers in photos -- Odd or even? -- Black magic -- Red envelopes -- Baby furniture delivery -- Evil eye -- Rocks -- Male/female relations and gender issues -- Gender expectations -- Lesbian bridesmaid -- AIDS education -- Spousal abuse -- Romantic implications -- Hospital roommates -- Chastity -- Inequality -- Child custody -- Home alone together -- Miscellany -- Traffic violations -- Points of view -- The Qur'an (Koran) -- Generosity -- Temples -- Japanese business cards -- Temporary nuns -- Business practices -- Sealing a deal -- Welcoming home ceremonies -- Birthday dates -- Friendship -- Hospitality -- Political differences -- Shoveling dirt on the coffin -- Menstruation -- Prejudice -- Post-September 11 -- Race manners -- Green card -- Mosque phobia -- Bridge builders of Anchorage -- Math skills -- False assumptions -- Time -- Urgency -- Being on time -- Dropping in -- Taboo times -- Verbal expressions -- Complimenting a baby -- Beating around the bush -- "Hello!" -- Giving praise -- Too friendly -- Accent -- Forms of address -- Naming traditions -- Idioms -- "No molesta" -- Complements about appearance -- Yes or no? -- Can't say no -- Bargaining -- Believing what they say
- 2. Clearing cultural confusions -- A quick reference guide -- Map -- Africans -- Algerians -- Egyptians -- Eritreans -- Ethiopians -- Ghanaians -- Kenyans -- Liberians -- Libyans -- Malians -- Moroccans -- Nigerians -- Rwandans -- Somalis -- Sudanese -- Tunisians -- Ugandans -- Asians -- Bhutanese -- Chinese -- Japanese -- Koreans, North -- Koreans, South -- Taiwanese -- South Asians -- Afghans -- Bangladeshis -- Indians -- Myanmar/Burmese -- Nepalese -- Pakistanis -- Sri Lankans -- Southeast Asians -- Cambodians -- East Timorese -- Filipinos -- Indonesians -- Lao -- Malaysians -- Singaporeans -- Thai -- Vietnamese -- The Balkans -- Albanians -- Bosnians and Herzegovinans -- Croats -- Macedonians -- Serbians and Montenegrans -- Slovenians/ Slovenes -- Independent members of the former USSR -- Armenians -- Azerbaijanis -- Belarusians -- Estonians -- Georgians -- Kazakhs -- Kyrgyz -- Latvians -- Lithuanians -- Moldovans -- Russians -- Tajiks -- Turkmens -- Ukrainians -- Uzbeks -- Middle Easterners -- Iranians -- Iraqis -- Israelis -- Jordanians -- Kuwaitis -- Lebanese -- Saudis -- Syrians -- Turks -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemenis
- Control code
- 1448901
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780471684282
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2004027079
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780471684282
- (OCoLC)57043793
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