PART ONE: THE ROLE OF THEORY IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Theorizing in Intercultural Communication - Richard L Wiseman and Tasha Van Horn PART TWO: THEORIES ON INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE AND ADAPTATION Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Theory - William B Gudykunst Current Status The Layered Perspective of Cultural (In)Tolerance(s) - John R Baldwin and Michael L Hecht The Roots of a Multidisciplinary Approach Toward a Differential Demand Model of Sojourner Adjustment - Jeffrey C Ady Accommodating Intercultural Encounters - Cynthia Gallois et al Elaborations and Extensions Toward a Theory of Conversational Constraints - Min-Sun Kim Focusing on Individual-Level Dimensions of Culture Cross-Cultural Adaptation - Young Yun Kim An Integrative Theory Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Applications of Expectancy Violations Theory - Judee K Burgoon PART THREE: THEORIES ON INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Health Communication - Kim Witte and Kelly Morrison Understanding People and Motivating Healthy Behaviors Intercultural Small Groups - John G Oetzel An Effective Decision-Making Theory From `Context' to `Contexts' in Intercultural Communication Research - Tamar Katriel