1. Culture Shock
Diana Gellci
WSU

2. What is Culture Shock?
Culture Shock refers to the psychological disorientation experienced by people who go to live and work in radically different cultural environment. . Anxiety .Loss of familiar signs and symbols .Cues never carried on the level of consciousness awareness

3. A game with little or no understanding of basic rules
The unpleasant consequences in experiencing a foreign culture
Confusion
Surprise
Being rejected
Loss of self-esteem
No control over environment
Value doubts
Loss of familiar surroundings

4. Oberg’s four stages+ 1 Reentry Shock The Honeymoon Stage
Irritation and Hostility
Gradual Adjustment
Biculturalism
Reentry Shock

5. The Honeymoon Stage Bright Euphoria
Erroneous conclusion: People are all alike
Good vacation like

6. Irritation and Hostility
“So lazy”? Small
“So dirty”? Problems
“So stupid”? Grow
“So slow”? Out Of
Proportion

7. Gradual Adjustment Cultural cues start making sense
Everyday little problems look normal and manageable
The new culture looks “natural” and “logical”
A capacity to laugh

8. Biculturalism The ability to function naturally in both cultures
Acceptance
Growth producing experience

9. Reentry Shock
-A disorientation faced when trying to reorient oneself to life and work back home- A letdown feeling Exaggerated memories Possibilities of a decreasing standard of living Anger to people who complain A change in “home” environment

10. Minimizing Culture Shock
A general understanding of Culture
A general understand of Culture Shock
Knowledge in the cultural patterns of life and communication in the host country
Specific information in the host country
A healthy dose of cultural awareness- understand your own culture
NETWORK in the host country

11. Questions?