Literature Guide: Crossing Cultures
WCIU Journal: Cross-Cultural Communications Topic
Timothy Skinner, MLS, is the Librarian for William Carey International University and a member of Frontier Ventures.
February 12, 2021
Compiled by Timothy Skinner, MLS
(Note: An asterisk indicates online resources held by Latourette Library. A call number indicates physical location in Latourette Library.)
Library of Congress Classification
GN Anthropology
GN 345.65 Cross-cultural Orientation
GN 345.7 Cross-cultural Studies
GN 357 – GN 368 Cultural Processes
RA 418.5 .T73 Transcultural Medical Care
RC 443 – RC 451 Psychiatry, Transcultural
RT 86.54 Transcultural Nursing
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Cross-cultural Counseling
Cross-cultural Orientation
Ethnopsychology
Intercultural Communication
Interethnic Dating
Reverse Culture Shock
Transcultural Medical Care
Transcultural Nursing
Reference Books
Bibliography for Cross-Cultural Workers (1971)
Cross-Cultural Re-entry: An Annotated Bibliography (1983)
Dictionary of Gestures: Expressive Comportments in Use Around the World (2018)
Diplomat’s Dictionary (2nd ed., 2010)
The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communications, 3 vol. (2018)
Key Words in Multicultural Interventions (1999)
Religion: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (1996)
Reference Books with Relevant Chapters or Articles:
Business: The Ultimate Resource (2nd ed., 2006)
Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions (2000)
Oxford Encyclopedia of South Asian Christianity (2012)
Books
Brettell, Caroline B., and Carolyn F. Sargent. 2017. Gender in Cross-cultural Perspective. 7th ed. New York: Routledge.
*Cornes, Alan. 2004. Culture from the Inside Out: Travel and Meet Yourself. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press.
*Davis, Sarah H., and Melvin Konner, eds. 2011. Being There: Learning to Live Cross-Culturally. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Davis, Stephen Mark. 2019. Crossing Cultures: Preparing Strangers for Ministry in Strange Places. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock.
Elmer, Duane. 2002. Cross-cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting In Around the World. Downers Grove: IVP Academic. BV 2082 .I57 E46 2002
_______. 2006. Cross-cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christ-like Humility. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. BT 738.4 .E46 2006
Ingersoll, Richard. 2018. World Architecture: A Cross-cultural History. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kadwell, Leah. 2020. Resilient Heart: A Story of Crossing Cultures, Building Bridges, and Embracing Uncertainty. Independently published.
Lanier, Sarah A. 2000. Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot – and Cold – Climate Culture. Hagerstown, MD: McDougal Publishing Co. P 94.6 .L35 2000
Len-Rios, Maria E., and Earnest L. Perry, eds. 2019. Cross-cultural Journalism and Strategic Communication: Storytelling and Diversity. New York: Routledge.
Lingenfelter, Sherwood G. 2016. Ministering Cross-culturally: A Model for Effective Personal Relationships. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. BV 2063 .L434 2003
Lynch, Eleanor. 2011. Developing Cross-cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
Newell, Marvin J. 2016. Crossing Cultures in Scripture: Biblical Principles for Mission Practice. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
Plate, S. Brent, ed. 2002. Religion, Art, and Visual Culture: A Cross-cultural Reader. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
*Singelis, Theodore M. 1998. Teaching about Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity: Exercises and Planned Activities. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
*Storti, Craig. 2007. The Art of Crossing Cultures. 2nd ed. Boston: Intercultural Press.
Veatch, Robert M. 1989. Cross-cultural Perspectives in Medical Ethics: Readings. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. R 724 .C833 1989