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 Influence 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 Barrier in Intercultural Communic~

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