Edward T. Hall
Edward T. Hall was a pioneering American anthropologist renowned for his groundbreaking work in cultural anthropology and intercultural communication. Born in 1914, he introduced key concepts such as proxemics and high-context and low-context cultures, significantly influencing how societies understand and navigate cultural differences. His influential books, including "The Silent Language" and "Beyond Culture," continue to shape the fields of communication and anthropology. Hall's legacy endures through his profound insights into human interaction.
Book summaries for books written by Edward T. Hall
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Culture hides more than it reveals, and strangely enough what it hides, it hides most effectively from its own participants.
Culture is communication, communication is culture.
We take for granted that we can communicate with each other instantly, but despite the speed of modern communication, there is no guarantee that we are communicating effectively.
Every aspect of culture is in some way a response to the environment.
Culture is not exotic details about strange people. It is the shared beliefs, values, and practices that guide everyday behavior.
Culture is a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes toward life.
Culture is a mental phenomenon and it is only through communication that it is perpetuated.
Language is the most important of all the symbolic devices that human beings use to solve their problems of living.
To understand another culture, you must suspend your own cultural values.
The silent language speaks louder than the spoken word.
We do not see things as they are, but as we are.
The way we perceive things is influenced by our cultural background.