本书共收集40余篇文章，对各国文化特点进行了精辟的分析，并以各自独特的视角阐述了交际与文化、语言与文化之间的关系，文化对非语言交际的影响，以及跨文化交际的伦理道德等问题，提出了不少颇具挑战性的问题。《跨文化交际读本》（第十版）为我们勾画了跨文化交际研究的清晰轮廓。

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本书共收集40余篇文章，对各国文化特点进行了精辟的分析，并以各自独特的视角阐述了交际与文化、语言与文化之间的关系，文化对非语言交际的影响，以及跨文化交际的伦理道德等问题，提出了不少颇具挑战性的问题。《跨文化交际读本》（第十版）为我们勾画了跨文化交际研究的清晰轮廓。它可以：帮助研究人员拓宽视野，提供可资借鉴的资料，以便作更进一步的思考和研究；帮助广大读者深刻理解跨文化交际问题，学习与不同文化背景人士交际的技巧。无论你是谁，都将从中获益匪浅。

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

MICHAEL TLANUSTA GARRETT AND MICHAEL P.WILBUR 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