Chapter 1 Introduction
1．1 Statement of the problem and significance of the present research
1．2 Research objectives and central theme
1．3 Research questions and hypotheses
1．4 Research methodology applied
1．5 Structure of the book
Chapter 2 Diverse Views of Culture in Intercultural Communication （IC） Studies
2．1 Conceptualizing culture
2．1．1 Categorization of definitions of culture
2．1．2 Structural-functional view of culture
2．1．3 Process view of culture
2．1．4 Critical view of culture
2．1．5 Postmodern view of culture
2．2 Philosophical foundations of diverse views of culture in IC
2．2．1 Two primary dimensions
2．2．2 Three paradigms
2．2．3 Paradigm wars or paradigm integration?
2．3 Chapter summary
Chapter 3 The Fixed-Traits View of Culture： A Critical Analysis
3．1 Nature of the fixed-traits view of culture
3．1．1 What is culture?
3．1．2 How do cultures vary?
3．2 Representations of the fixed-traits view in contemporary IC scholarship
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