Part Ⅰ Different People in Different Countries Unit 1 Englishmen, Americans, and Chinese Passage A The English Character Passage B The American Character Passage C The Chinese Character Cultural Information Influence of Geographic Environment Unit 2 Values and Religions Passage A East and West, Different Values Passage B Religion and Its Infiuence in the East and West Passage C American Religious Heritages Cultural Information Being Religious in America Part Ⅱ Differences in Daily Life Unit 3 Family and Friend Passage A American Family Passage B Social Relationship and Friendship in the East and West Cultural Information American Friendship Unit 4 Sports and Entertainment Passage A Leisure Activities in Britain and China Passage B Sports and Recreation in America Cultural Information Volunteerism in America Unit 5 Dieting and Culture Passage A Chopsticks or Forks, Taste or Nutrition Passage B Eating Etiquette in the West Cultural Information Cultural Formulas for Hunger Part III Differences in Study,Work and Society Unit 6 Education Passage A Education in China and the U.S Passage B Home School Education Cultural Information American Education Unit 7 Different Attitudes to Time and Work Passage A Different Attitudes to Time Passage B American Attitude to Work and Manual Labor Cultural Information Theories of Ethics in the West Unit 8 Social Differences Passage A American Presidential Election Passage B The Welfare State Cultural Information American Politics Part IV Intercultural Adaptation Unit 9 Meeting Different Cultures Passage A Silence in Different Cultures Passage B Culture Shock and Adjustments Cultural Information Verbal or Silent Communication Unit 10 Globalization Passage A Ethnocentrism Passage B Understanding Intercultural Conflicts Cultural Information Ethnocentrism, a Bamer in Intercultural Communication References