An Integration of Human Values and Communication Skills: Repercussion on Social Commitments and Competence

Abstract

This chapter explores the valuable approach of communication skills wherein the basic human values occupy a crucial role to mold and direct the mass how to commend in society which inspires compete the real lives with the complications of competitions.  The main focus of the chapter is in the development and management of societal growth from the point of view of morality and further ethical commitments with the psyche of people. It is written from a psychological standpoint and examines some of the factors that are essential for the theme of communication skills and its interconnection with human values. This chapter argues that understanding communication skills, its needs and association with the moral standards is indispensable. Euro-American cultural and ethical values have dominated the social sciences and have been accepted them as collective. It endeavors to articulate from a different cultural perspective, a specific structure in which to view and define the various factors at works during multicultural communication. It focuses on the concepts of belief and value and the impact they have on the communicator’s behavior in intercultural communication.