WHY Study Intercultural Communication With This Textbook? Acknowledgments About the Author Part 1 Culture as Context for Communication 1 Defining Culture and Communication Sources of Identity Culture Cultural Definitions of Communication The Media of Intercultural Communication Discussion Questions 2 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 Questions Part 2 Communication Variables 3 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 Questions 4 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 Questions 5 Language as a Barrier Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Translation Problems Pidgins, Creoles, and Constructed Languages Language as Nationalism The Spread of English Discussion Questions Part 3 Cultural Values 6 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 QUESTIONS 7 U. S. Values and Identity Origins of U.S. Cultural Patterns Value Orientation Theory DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 8 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 QUESTIONS 9 Culture and Gender Status of Women Comparison of Individual Countries and Regions Nonbinary Gender Identities Gender Expression and Communication DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Part 4 Cultures Within Cultures 10 Migration and Acculturation A World of Travel and Migration Culture Shock Acculturation Immigration and National Identity Immigration and the United States Discussion Questions 11 Communities Marginalization Separation Assimilation Integration Hispanic Culture Within the U.S. Culture Discussion Questions 12 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 Questions Part 5 Applications 13 The Impact of Cultures on Other Cultures Colonialism and Imperialism Development Communication Cultural Icons Glocalization Cultural Hegemony Discussion Questions 14 Future Challenges Challenges to Sources of Identity Future Challenges to Identity A Final Word Discussion Questions.