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Psychosocial Maram Al Aradi Mrs. Timm 12C March 10 th , 2013. Culture Shock.
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Culture Shock • “What culture lacks is the taste for anonymous, innumerable germination. Culture is smitten with counting and measuring; it feels out of place and uncomfortable with the innumerable; its efforts tend, on the contrary, to limit the numbers in all domains; it tries to count on its fingers.”-Jean Debuffet.(www.quotes.dictionary.com) • Definition of Culture Shock • Symptoms
Elements that contribute to culture shock • Climate • Food • Language • Clothing • Social Roles • ‘Rules’ of behavior
The First Phase of Culture Shock • Honeymoon Phase or Excitement
The Second Phase to Culture Shock • Negotiation Phase or Withdrawal
The Third Phase to Culture Shock • Adjustment Phase
The Fourth/Last Phase to Culture Shock • Mastery / Enthusiasm phase
Reverse Culture Shock • Getting back to your original environment
Reverse Culture Shock and the Re-Entry Experience • Common symptoms • Suggestions to overcome the problem
Outcomes • Effects on yourself, family, friends, peer..etc • Effects on audience & communities • Other effects and observations
Transition Shock • Avoidance • Anger • Mockery • Appreciation • Acceptance
Coping Strategies for Culture Shock • Focus on the things you can control • Don’t spend most of your time on minor issues • Tackle the major problem as soon as you can • Get help! • Write it down
Work Cited • "International Students and Culture Shock." Culture Shock. UKCISA, 5 Apr. 2012. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/student/info_sheets/culture_shock.php>. • Welmg, Dalat. Transition Shock. N.p.: Dalat International, 24 Apr. 2003. PDF.<http://www.dalat.org/> • Annon. "Cultureshock." Benefits and Outcome. Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Aug. 2009. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://www.cultureshock.org.uk/benefits-and-outcome.html>. • Annon. "Reverse Culture Shock and the Re-Entry Experience." Reverse Culture Shock and the Re-Entry Experience. N.p., 17 Jan. 2011. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://www.globalinksabroad.org/for_alumni/reverse_culture_shock/>. • Debuffet, Jean. "Culture-shock Quotes." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. <http://quotes.dictionary.com/search/culture-shock?page=1>.
Work Cited Continued • Anonn. "Cultural Shock." Cultural Shock. CSCA, 12 Apr. 2010. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://www.oired.vt.edu/cesa/currentstudents/cs_culturalshock.htm>. • Culbertson, Howard. "Understanding Culture Stress." Surviving Culture Shock or Stress. Southern Nazarene University, 16 Jan. 2010. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/shock.htm>. • ObergConsortium for International Education & Multicultural Studies, Dr. Lalervo. "WorldWide Classroom: About Culture Shock." WorldWide Classroom: About Culture Shock. Consortium for International Education & Multicultural Studies, 21 Feb. 2008. Web. 08 Mar. 2013. <http://www.worldwide.edu/travel_planner/culture_shock.html>. • Annon. "THE STAGES OF CULTURE SHOCK." Cultural Shock. Kwintessential, Feb.-Mar. 2005. Web. 8 Mar. 2013. <http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles/cultureshock-stages.html>.