Editing Intercultural relations

{{Short description|Academic field of social science studies}}
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[[File:Intercultural.JPG|thumb| alt=An American Woman Interacting Inter-Culturally in Yunnan Province, China.|A cross-cultural interaction in [[Yunnan Province]], China]]
'''Intercultural relations''', sometimes called '''intercultural studies''', is a field of [[social science]]. It is a multi-disciplinary academic field designed to train students to understand, communicate, and accomplish specific goals outside their own cultures.<ref>Elmhurst College. "Intercultural Studies Program". http://public.elmhurst.edu/academics/1265647.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113004417/http://public.elmhurst.edu/academics/1265647.html |date=2015-01-13 }}. 2012.</ref>  Intercultural relations involves, at a fundamental level, learning how to see oneself and the world through the eyes of another.  It seeks to prepare students for interaction with cultures both similar to their own (e.g. a separate socioeconomic group in one's own country) or very different from their own (e.g. an American businessman in a small Amazon tribal society).<ref>learn.org, "What is Intercultural Studies?". http://learn.org/articles/What_is_Intercultural_Studies.html. 2012.{{rs|date=April 2021}}</ref> Some aspects of intercultural relations also include, their power and cultural identity with how the relationship should be upheld with other foreign countries.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hes |first1=Aleš |last2=Koubová |first2=Marie |last3=Chlumská |first3=Tereza |title=Changes in Value Structures and the Importance of Intercultural Communication in Modern Society |journal=Communication Today |date=2015 |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=16–23 |id={{ProQuest|1694514961}} |url=http://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.cejsh-f2d1c095-f59d-429a-bad4-065ac1f7056d }}</ref>

==Nature==
The study of intercultural relations incorporates many different academic disciplines.  As a field, it is most closely tied to [[anthropology]] and [[sociology]], although a degree program in intercultural relations or intercultural studies may also include the study of [[history]], [[research]] methods, [[urban studies]], [[gender studies]], [[public health]], many various [[natural sciences]], [[human development (biology)|human development]], [[political science]], [[psychology]], [[religion]], [[missiology]], and [[linguistics]] or other language training.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Judith N. |last2=Nakayama |first2=Thomas K. |title=Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction |date=2004 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |isbn=978-0-07-286289-8 }}{{pn|date=April 2021}}</ref>  Often, intercultural programs are designed to translate these academic disciplines into a practical training curricula.  [[Graduate school|Graduate]] programs will also prepare students for academic research and publication.<ref>learn.org, "What is Intercultural Studies?". http://learn.org/articles/What_is_Intercultural_Studies.html. 2012.</ref> Especially in today's global and multicultural world, students of intercultural relations can use their training in many fields both internationally and domestically, and often pursue careers in [[social work]], [[law]], [[community development]], religious work, and [[urban development]].<ref>The College Board. "2012 Book of Majors". College Board. 2011. (512-513)</ref> Intercultural relations offers the opportunity to direct you in experiencing and learning about the diverse relations within our world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesley.edu/academics/graduate/international-higher-education-intercultural-relations|title=International Higher Education & Intercultural Relations {{!}} Lesley University|website=www.lesley.edu|language=English|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-date=2019-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717041143/https://lesley.edu/academics/graduate/international-higher-education-intercultural-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The origins of the practical use of multi-field intercultural relations can be traced back to Christian missionaries seeking to relate the Christian gospel to other cultures in effective, ethical and culturally sensitive ways.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pierson |first1=Paul Everett |title=The Dynamics of Christian Mission: History Through a Missiological Perspective |date=2009 |publisher=WCIU Press |isbn=978-0-86585-006-4 }}{{pn|date=April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Paul A. |last2=Murphy |first2=Liam Donat |title=A History of Anthropological Theory |date=2008 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-1-4426-0110-9 }}{{pn|date=April 2021}}</ref>   Many intercultural studies programs are offered at religious institutions as training for [[missionaries]] and religiously motivated international development workers, and therefore often include some training in [[theology]] and [[evangelism]].<ref>Wheaton College. "Intercultural Studies and Missions>. http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Departments/INTR/INTR-Missions {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815045919/http://wheaton.edu/Academics/Departments/INTR/INTR-Missions |date=2013-08-15 }}. 2011</ref>  However, in an increasingly [[globalized]] world, the broader discipline attracts persons from many backgrounds with many different career goals.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Teather |first1=D. |year=2004 |title=The networking alliance: A mechanism for the internationalisation of higher education? |journal=Managing Education Matters |volume=7 |issue=2 |page=3 }}</ref>  Bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees are offered in the discipline.

==Topics==
Some of the main topics of study are:
* Anthropology and Sociology
* Culture Theory
* Development of [[cultural competence]]
* Analyzing cultural patterns around the world
* World Religions
* Gender Studies
* Strategies for adapting
* [[Intercultural communication]]
* Teaching [[social skills]] to reduce cultural misunderstandings
* Research methodology in order to produce academic works and increase access to a culture
* Linguistics
* Intercultural relationships
* Interethnic relationships
* Interracial relationships
* Interreligious relationships

== See also ==
* [[Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS)]]
* [[Cross-cultural]]
* [[Cultural assimilation]]
* [[Cultural diversity]]
* [[Ethnocentrism]]
* [[Intercultural competence]]
* [[Interculturality]]
* [[Metacommunicative competence]]
* [[Racial integration]]
* [[Transculturation]]
* [[Intercambio]]
* [[Intercultural Universities in Mexico]]

==References==
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