跨文化能力：文化间人际沟通导论（第五版）

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Preface
part one Communication and Intercultural Competence
　1 Introduction to Intercultural Competence
　　The Imperative for Intercultural Competence
　　The Economic Imperative for Intercultural Competence
　　The Technological Imperative for Intercultural Competence
　　The Demographic Imperative for Intercultural Competence
　　The Peace Imperative for Intercultural Competence
　　Communication
　　Defining Communication
　　Characteristics of Communication
　　Interpersonal Communication
　　The Challenge of Communicating in an Intercultural World
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　2 Culture and Intercultural Communication
　　Culture
　　Defining Culture for the Study of Communication
　　Culture and Related Terms
　　Why Cultures Differ
　　Forces That Maintain Cultural Differences
　　The Interrelatedness of Cultural Forces
　　Intercultural Communication
　　Examples of Intercultural Interactions
　　Similarities and Differences between Communicators
　　Definition of Intercultural Communication
　　Intercultural Communication and Related Terms
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　3 Intercultural Communication Competence
　　The United States as an Intercultural Community
　　Metaphors of U.S. Cultural Diversity
　　What Do You Call Someone from the United States of America?
　　Cultural Groups in the United States
　　Competence and Intercultural Communication
　　Intercultural Communication Competence
　　The Components of Intercultural Competence
　　Basic Tools for Improving Intercultural Competence
　　The BASICs of Intercultural Competence
　　Description, Interpretation, and Evaluation
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
part two Cultural Differences in Communication
　4 Cultural Patterns and Communication! Foundations
　　Defining Cultural Patterns
　　Components of Cultural Patterns
　　Beliefs
　　Values
　　Norms
　　Social Practices
　　Characteristics of Cultural Patterns
　　The Functions of Cultural Patterns
　　An Overview of Cultural Patterns
　　Cultural Patterns and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　5 Cultural Patterns and Communication: Taxonomies
　　Hall's High-and Low-Context Cultural Taxonomy
　　Use of Covert and Overt Messages
　　Importance of Ingroups and Outgroups
　　Orientation to Time
　　Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomy
　　Individualism versus Collectivism
　　Uncertainty Avoidance
　　Power Distance
　　Masculinity versus Femininity
　　Long-Term versus Short-Term Time Orientation
　　Comparing Hofs.tede's Five Dimensions
　　Confucian Cultural Patterns
　　Cultural Taxonomies and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　6 Cultural Identity, Cultural Biases, and Intercultural Contact
　　Cultural Identity
　　The Nature of Identity
　　The Formation of Cultural Identity
　　Characteristics of Cultural Identity
　　Cultural Biases
　　Social Categorizing
　　Ethnocentrism
　　Stereotyping
　　Prejudice
　　Discrimination
　　Racism
　　Intercultural Contact
　　Dominance and Subordination between Groups
　　Attitudes among Cultural Members
　　Outcomes of Intercultural Contact
　　Becoming an Interculturally Competent Communicator
　　Identity, Biases, Contact, and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
part three Coding Intercultural Communication
　7 Verbal Intercultural Communication
　　The Power of Language in Intercultural Communication
　　Definition of Verbal Codes
　　The Features of Language
　　Rule-Systems in Verbal Codes
　　Interpretation and Intercultural Communication
　　Language, Thought, Culture, and Intercultural Communication
　　The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity
　　Language and Intercultural Communication
　　Verbal Codes and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　8 Nonverbal Intercultural Communication
　　Definition of Nonverbal Codes
　　Characteristics of Nonverbal Codes
　　Relationship of Nonverbal to Verbal Communication
　　Cultural Universals in Nonverbal Communication
　　Cultural Variations in Nonverbal Communication
　　Nonverbal Messages in Intercultural Communication
　　Body Movements
　　Space
　　Touch
　　Time
　　Voice
　　Other Nonverbal Code Systems
　　Synchrony of Nonverbal Communication Codes
　　Nonverbal Communication and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　9 The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication
　　Preferences in the Organization of Verbal Codes
　　Organizational Preferences in the Use of U.S. English
　　Organizational Preferences in Other Languages and Cultures
　　Cultural Variations in Persuasion
　　Persuasion in Intercultural Encounters
　　Cultural Differences in What Is Acceptable as Evidence
　　Cultural Differences in What Is Considered Reasonable
　　Cultural Differences in Styles of Persuasion
　　Cultural Variations in the Structure of Conversations
　　Value of Talk and Silence
　　Rules for Conversations
　　Effects of Code Usage on Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
part four Communication in Intercultural Relationships
　10 Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal Relationships
　　Cultural Variations in Interpersonal Relationships
　　Types of Interpersonal Relationships
　　Dimensions of Interpersonal Relationships
　　Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships
　　The Maintenance of Face in Interpersonal Relationships
　　Types of Face Needs
　　Facework and Interpersonal Communication
　　Facework and Intercultural Communication
　　Improving Intercultural Relationships
　　Learning about People from Other Cultures
　　Sharing Oneself with People from Other Cultures
　　Handling Differences in Intercultural Relationships
　　Interpersonal Relationships and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　11 Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Interactions
　　Social Episodes in Intercultural Relationships
　　The Nature of Social Episodes
　　Components of Social Episodes
　　Contexts for Intercultural Communication
　　The Health Care Context
　　The Educational Context
　　The Business Context
　　Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Competence
　　Summary
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　12 The Potential for Intercultural Competence
　　The Ethics of Intercultural Competence
　　When in Rome...
　　Are Cultural Values Relative or Universal?
　　Do the Ends Justify the Means?
　　Ethics--Your Choices
　　The Perils and Prospects for Intercultural Competence
　　Impact of National and International Events on Intercultural Communication
　　Forces That Pull Us Together and Apart
　　Summary
　　Concluding Remarks
　　For Discussion
　　For Further Reading
　　Resources
　　Intercultural Films
　　Online Resources
　　Notes
　　Photo Credits
　　Text Credits
Author Index
Subject Index
Preface