Hundreds of new references and many new photographs. * To make the book more practical, many of the chapters now have specific sections on ways to improve intercultural communication. * Boxes such as "Remember This," "Imagine This," and "Consider This" encourage students to consider intercultural communication problems, answer questions, and think about concepts found within each chapter. * Expanded discussions of Islam, other religious traditions, spirituality, and humanism, and their influence on views of death and the afterlife, as well as discussion of the impact of today"s globalized economy, necessary transnational cooperation to combat the war on terrorism, and the growth of India as an economic superpower. * The importance of education in a multicultural society is discussed, and this edition offers new material about the learning preferences of people from diverse cultural backgrounds and gives advice on how to create classrooms that reflect the various ethnicities of the surrounding community so culturally different students can feel welcome and comfortable.