Culture Shock
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Culture Shock
Abstract
There are certain individuals that cannot adopt the environment in an instant. One good example is when an individual entered a new environment, thinking that he can cope with someone’s culture immediately. Methods of handling the Culture Shock vary cross-culturally, how these people make up with the situation and build their identity. Culture Shock, an almost occupational disease is most common and occurs between Western communities and third world country. Factors such as general behavior, motivation to acclimatize, skills in language, fellow and host nationals support, the distance in cultural facet of two cultures involved and mainly his familiarity made during the encounter are factors of degree of this acculturation of Culture Shock. Every person reacts differently when it comes to Culture Shock so possibly this model is invalid. Culture Shock is inevitable but can be lessened by using appropriate preparation.
Table of Contents
Title ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
I. Brief Introduction ...………….……………………………………………………………… 4
II. Definition of Culture Shock...………………………………………………………………. 5
III. Results and Findings ………………………………………………………………………. 6
IV. Discussion …………………………………………………………………………………. 7
A. Seven Step Plan for Managing Travel Anxiety ……………………………………. 8
B. Survey Analysis ……………………………………………………………………. 9
V. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………. 10
VI. Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………. 10
List of References ………………………………………………………………………………11
Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
Glossary ………………………………………………………………………………………... 14
Culture Shock
I. Brief Introduction
Culture Shock nowadays has been interpreted in many ways by the people who already experienced it and by anthropologists studying it. In general, Pedersen said that the “Culture Shock can be defined as the process of initial adjustment to an unfamiliar environment” (Pedersen, 1995). Mostly,...
Abstract
There are certain individuals that cannot adopt the environment in an instant. One good example is when an individual entered a new environment, thinking that he can cope with someone’s culture immediately. Methods of handling the Culture Shock vary cross-culturally, how these people make up with the situation and build their identity. Culture Shock, an almost occupational disease is most common and occurs between Western communities and third world country. Factors such as general behavior, motivation to acclimatize, skills in language, fellow and host nationals support, the distance in cultural facet of two cultures involved and mainly his familiarity made during the encounter are factors of degree of this acculturation of Culture Shock. Every person reacts differently when it comes to Culture Shock so possibly this model is invalid. Culture Shock is inevitable but can be lessened by using appropriate preparation.
Table of Contents
Title ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
I. Brief Introduction ...………….……………………………………………………………… 4
II. Definition of Culture Shock...………………………………………………………………. 5
III. Results and Findings ………………………………………………………………………. 6
IV. Discussion …………………………………………………………………………………. 7
A. Seven Step Plan for Managing Travel Anxiety ……………………………………. 8
B. Survey Analysis ……………………………………………………………………. 9
V. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………. 10
VI. Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………. 10
List of References ………………………………………………………………………………11
Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
Glossary ………………………………………………………………………………………... 14
Culture Shock
I. Brief Introduction
Culture Shock nowadays has been interpreted in many ways by the people who already experienced it and by anthropologists studying it. In general, Pedersen said that the “Culture Shock can be defined as the process of initial adjustment to an unfamiliar environment” (Pedersen, 1995). Mostly,...