1. Challenges of living in a global society 2.Understanding Communication 3 Understanding Culture 4. The influence of culture on perception 5. Culture and value orientation 6. Categorization, subgroups and identities 7. Verbal communication and culture 8.Nonverbal communication and culture 9.Immigration and acculturation 10.Developing relations with culturally different others 11.Managing intercultural conflicts 12.Mass Media, technology, and cultural change 13.Becoming an effective intercultural communicator