Chapter 1: Intercultural communication: A requirement for the interdependent global society -- Chapter 2: Communication and culture: The voice and the echo -- Chapter 3: The deep structure of culture: Lessons from the family -- Chapter 4: Worldview: Cultural explanations of life and death -- Chapter 5: Cultrural history: Precursor to the present and future -- Chapter 6: Cultural values: Road maps for behavior -- Chapter 7:Cultural and identiry: Situating the individual -- Chapter 8: Verbal message: Exchanging ideas through language -- Chapter 9: Nonverbal communication: The messages of the action, space, time, and silence -- Chapter 10: Intercltural communication in contexts: Applications in business, education, and healthcare -- Chapter 11: The challenges of intercultural communication: Managing differences