St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves Vocabulary

“from The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock” of or pertaining to Jesuits, a male Roman Catholic religious order

“from The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock” of or pertaining to the delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf

stage “Even at Stage 1, their pelts are silky, sun-bleached to near invisibility.” a single step or degree in a process

initial “The initial period is one in which everything is new, exciting, and interesting for your students.” first

period “During this period, they make generalizations about the host culture and wonder how the people can live like they do.” any specified division or portion of time

Ostracized “They had been ostracized by the local farmers for eating their silled fruit pies and terrorizing the heifers.” To banish or exclude (someone) from a society or group

“We would go to St. Lucy’s to study a better culture.” The beliefs, traditions, values of a particular group of people

assimilate To adopt or take on another one’s culture; to ‘fit in’

dominant Occupying or being in a more powerful position than another

submissive Occupying or being in a less powerful position than another

identity The qualities that make a person who they are

conform To follow the rules, standards, expectations of a group