Chapter Outline Intercultural Adaptation Acculturation Culture shock Definition Stages U-Curve Pattern W-Curve Pattern Strategies for: Modes Factors Symptoms Forms Effects Avoiding Culture shock Engaging in Intercultural Adaptation

Definition of intercultural adaptation Intercultural adaptation refers broadly to the process of increasing our level of fitness to meet the demands of a new cultural environment.

Stages of Intercultural Adaptation U-curve Pattern Honeymoon Period Crisis Period Adjustment Period Biculturalism Period

W-curve Pattern reverse culture shock

Chapter Outline Intercultural Adaptation Acculturation Culture shock Definition Stages U-Curve Pattern W-Curve Pattern Strategies for: Modes Factors Symptoms Forms Effects Avoiding Culture shock Engaging in Intercultural Adaptation

Strategies for Avoiding Culture Shock and Engaging in Intercultural Adaptation   a. Study the host culture b. Study the local environment c. Learn basic verbal and nonverbal language skills d. Develop intercultural relationships

e. Maintain an intimate social network f e. Maintain an intimate social network f. Assume the principle of difference/Remember your perceptual context g. Anticipate failure events

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