WHY Study Intercultural Communication With This Textbook?AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPart 1 Culture as Context for Communication1 Defining Culture and Communication Sources of Identity Culture Cultural Definitions of Communication The Media of Intercultural Communication Discussion Questions2 Intercultural Communication Competence Perceptual Barriers to Intercultural Communication Learned Barriers to Intercultural Communication Communicating Racism Overcoming Barriers Identities and Intercultural Competence Intercultural Communication Ethics Discussion QuestionsPart 2 Communication Variables3 How Culture Affects Perception Sensation Perception High Versus Low Context Communication Between High- and Low-Context Countries: China and the United States Current Issues in Chinese-U.S. Relations Discussion Questions4 Nonverbal Communication Approaches to the Study of Nonverbal Behavior Nonverbal Communication Functions Types of Nonverbals Associated With Our Bodies Other Nonverbals We Use to Communicate Nonverbals in Cultural Context Discussion Questions5 Language as a Barrier Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Translation Problems Pidgins, Creoles, and Constructed Languages Language as Nationalism The Spread of English Discussion QuestionsPart 3 Cultural Values6 Nation-State Cultural Values Major Models of Cultural Values Criticisms of and Responses to Cultural Values Research Cultural Constructs Related Constructs Singapore and Japan Case Studies DISCUSSION QUESTIONS7 U. S. Values and Identity Origins of U.S. Cultural Patterns Value Orientation Theory DISCUSSION QUESTIONS8 Religion and Identity The World's Religions Dominant Cultural Patterns in the Arab States Saudi Arabia Case Study Arab States and U.S.

Intercultural Challenges DISCUSSION QUESTIONS9 Culture and Gender Status of Women Comparison of Individual Countries and Regions Nonbinary Gender Identities Gender Expression and Communication DISCUSSION QUESTIONSPart 4 Cultures Within Cultures10 Migration and Acculturation A World of Travel and Migration Culture Shock Acculturation Immigration and National Identity Immigration and the United States Discussion Questions11 Communities Marginalization Separation Assimilation Integration Hispanic Culture Within the U.S. Culture Discussion Questions12 Identity and Communities Community Language and Media Examples of Communities Sexual and Gender Communities Sexual and Gender Communities and Othering Redefining Sexual and Gender Communities Discussion QuestionsPart 5 Applications13 The Impact of Cultures on Other Cultures Colonialism and Imperialism Development Communication Cultural Icons Glocalization Cultural Hegemony Discussion Questions14 Future Challenges Challenges to Sources of Identity Future Challenges to Identity A Final Word Discussion Questions.