CONTENTS

Preface

CHAPTER ONE. Introduction Interaction and Misunderstanding

PART ONE. The Process of Misunderstanding

CHAPTER TWO. Action The Problem of Being Misunderstood

CHAPTER THREE. Observing Behavior Perception and Misunderstanding

CHAPTER FOUR. Making Sense of What We Perceive The Problem of Interpretation

CHAPTER FIVE. Modest Actions, Monumental Misunderstandings

CHAPTER SIX. The Consummation and the Aftermath Behavioral Responses and Emotional Reactions

PART TWO. Misunderstandings in Cultural and Social Context

CHAPTER SEVEN. Culture Clashes

CHAPTER EIGHT. Class Acts Social Class and Misunderstandings

CHAPTER NINE. It’s All Black and White Race and Misunderstandings

CHAPTER TEN. She Said, He Heard Women, Men, and Misunderstanding

References

Index