Communicating Across Cultures

Communicating Across Cultures by Stella Ting-Toomey is a foundational book about
mindful intercultural communication through the identity negotiation theory. The book applies
this theory to cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, and cultural adaptation. Before
Ting-Toomey delves into applying the theory, she lays the foundation by defining culture, its
purpose, and some key assumptions regarding the colliding of different cultures. I found this
very helpful in codifying concepts that I had felt or was aware of but couldn’t describe, as well
as shedding light on what is happening in intercultural settings.