Intercultural Relations

Based on a field research work, this monograph consists of four chapters. The first (Human Beings, Culture, Intercultural Relations, and Behavior Related to Politeness) analyzes the theories of and studies on interculturality. The second (The Japanese Students in France) studies the interactions of a group of Japanese students with their French colleagues, friends, and interlocutors, focusing, among other subjects, on the behavior related to politeness. The third (The Mozambican Students in France) studies the interactions of a group of Mozambican students with their French colleagues, friends, and interlocutors, focusing especially on the courtesy behaviors. The fourth (French, Japanese, and Mozambicans: Agreements and Disagreements), analyses the similarities and differences regarding some cultural communication related elements among the three groups of participants. In the final section (Discussion, Perspectives, and Conclusion), we conclude the monograph stressing and discussing the most relevant aspects of these intercultural communication based interactions, in particular, and the intercultural relations, in general; we also indicate some perspectives on future research.