Preface Part 1 Intercultural Interaction:An Introduction 1 Approaches to Understanding Intercultural Communication Understanding Intercultural Communication:An Introduction and Overview Culture and Conflict Our Locus in the Universe:Worldview and Intercultural Communication Five Paradigms of Ethnic Relations Part 2 Sociocultural Backgrounds:What We Bring to Intercultural Communication 2 International Cultures:Understanding Diversity The Chinese Conceptualizations of Face:Emotions,Communication,and Personhood Communication in Korea:Playing Things by Eye India:The Dance of Shiva Africa:Communication and Cultural Patterns Contrasts in Discussion Behaviors of German and American Managers 3 Co-Cultures:Living in Two Cultures Unum and Pluribus:Ideological Underpinnings of Interethnic Communication in the United States Defining Black Masculinity as Cultural Property:Toward an Identity Negotiation Paradigm Does the Worm Live in the Ground?Reflections on Native American Spirituality Gay Culture Gendered Speech Communities Communication Dynamics of the Elderly “Which is My Good Leg?”:Cultural Communication of Persons with Disabilities Part 3 Intercultural Interaction:Taking Part in Intercultural Communication 4 Verbal Processes:Speaking Across Cultures 5 Nonverbal Interaction:Action,Sound,and Silence 6 Cultural Contexts:The Influence of the Setting Part 4 Intercultural Communication:Seeking Improvement 7 Communicating Interculturally:Becoming Competent 8 Ethical Considerations:Prospects for the Future Index