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Intercultural Communication September,2013 Chapter one Human beings draw close to one another by their common nature, but habits and customs keep them apart. ---CONFUCIUS 性相近，习相远。 ---孔子 You live in an age when changes in technology, travel, economic and political systems, immigration patterns, and population density have created a world in which you may regularly interact with people from different cultures. Whether or not you welcome those changes, they will continue to grow in both frequency and intensity. 在我们所处的时代，科技、旅行、经济和政治系统、人口迁移的方式、人口的密集程度的变化都导致不同文化间的交流越来越频繁。不管你愿意与否，这种交流都将以前所未有的深度和广度向前发展。 Intercultural communication occurs when a member of one culture produces a message for consumption by a member of another culture. More precisely, intercultural communication involves interaction between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. 跨文化交流的定义：当一个文化的成员发出信息为另一个文化的成员所接受，跨文化交流就产生了。确切地说,跨文化交流指的是拥有不同文化感知和符号系统的人们之间进行的交流，他们的这些不同足以改变交流事件。 The Dominant Culture ? In the past, terms such as umbrella culture, mainstream culture, U.S. Americans, or European Americans have been used. ?the one in power; setting the tone and agenda ?White males are at the center of the dominant culture. ?the beginning of the diffuurasion of power signaled by the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. Co-Cultures ? The word co-culture is used when discussing groups or social communities exhibiting communication characteristics, perceptions, values, beliefs, and practices that are sufficiently different to distinguish them from other groups and communities and from the dominant culture. ?These co-cultural affiliations can be based on race, ethnic background, gender, age, sexual preference, or other factors. The Functions