Transcultural Realities is an important collection of essays written by an outstanding cast of critical scholars who discuss the importance of transculture in interdisciplinary contexts. The primary goal of the contributors is to help the reader to understand that a state of "community" or "harmony" cannot be achieved in the world until we are all ready to accept different cultural forms, norms, and orientations. Contents: / Transculture / Part I / 1. Perspectives on Human Communication / 2. Transculture Communication in U.S. - Africa Context / 3. Towards Transcultural Understanding / 4. Transcultural Realities and Different Ways of Knowing / 5. The Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication on Transculturalism / PartII / 6. Historical Struggles Between Islamic and Christian Worldviews / 7. A Historiographical Survey of the Determinants of the North-South Divide in Sudan / 8. An Analysis of Discourse on the Spoken and Written Words / Part III / 9. Multiple Identities / 10. Culturally-Based Conception of the Black Self-Concept / 11. Communication and Social Scientific Discourse / 12. Social Cognition and Racial Stereotyping in Television / Part IV / 13. Intercultural Adaptation / 14. The Impact of Cultural Dynamics on the Newcomer to the Organizational Environment / 15. Research and Training in Cross-cultural Re-adjustment / Part V / 16. Toward and Ethic of Intercultural Communication Research / 17. Afrocentric Empiricism / 18. Frameworks for Assessing contact as a Tool for Reducing Prejudice / 19. The Kemetic Paradigm /