Table of Contents

Part One: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

1.) Overview to Intercultural Communication

2.) Exploring Fundamental Axioms of Intercultural Communication
Part Two: PERCEIVING THE NATURE OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY

3.) Elements of Cultural Systems

4.) Cultural Diversity Within Culture: Microcultures and Intercultural Communication

5.) Underlying Dimesions of Culture
Part Three: UNDERSTANDING INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

6.) Linguistic Diversity and Intercultural Communication

7.) Intercultural Communication and Nonverbal Messages
Part Four: CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS: APPLYING CULTURAL COMPETENCIES

8.) Adapting to Culture

9.) Intercultural Communication Associated with Intercultural Effectiveness

10.) Intercultural Communication and Conflict
Part Five: SOURCES OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE ON INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

11.) Social Influence of Network Cultures and Information Flow

12.) Media as a Source on Intercultural Communication

13.) Intercultural Communication, Innovation, and Creating Planned Change

Appendix: Self-Report Assessment Applied to Intercultural Communication