Culture Shock Objetives What is a cultural shock

Culture Shock

Objetives • What is a cultural shock? ? • How can I identify it? • What can I do about it?

What is Culture shock? Is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply travel to another type of life.

Symptoms Abandonmen Anxiety Homesicknes Depression Boredom Self-doubt Fatigue Insufficiency Physical Ailments Paranoia

Human Response to Change 1 Sudden Awareness Performance 2 Denial 3 Blame Others 7 Problem Solving 4 Blame Self Confusion 5 Immobilization Time 6 Acceptance

Adaptation Curve Honeymoon Period Culture Shock Adjustment Stage Recovery Reverse Culture Shock

Honeymoon Period|Tourist Stage Honeymoon Period u u Everything is exciting and new The new culture is ideal [Is much better than you own] You quickly recover after have problems. Everything is quite positive

Culture Shock Period u u u Culture Shock u u All the little problems and frustrations appear much bigger. You feel confused and lonely If you find someone from your own culture you may become dependent on them. You will make stereotypes of the people. You miss your own culture and country. This is the most critical stage and it is possible try to go back home, it is a stage too hard.

Recovery Stage u u Recovery o u You eventually learn to deal with the differences. You will try to integrate the new culture with your own beliefs. You begin to learn the language and make more friends. You have the occasional crisis but you develop a positive attitude towards it. This period can be slow. It is always possible to go back a stage into Shock again.

Adjustment Stage u u u You can now live with the new culture. Your behavior is stable. Although it is difficult to be completely assimilated, you have got important personal changes and growth in order to be able to integrate into the new culture. You have developed a bicultural identity.

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Dealing with It How to deal with cultural shock?

• 10. Keep busy and active • 9. Establish strong friendship with people from the host culture • 8. Make a list of positive things about the culture and look through it occasionally • 7. Realize that everyone who goes abroad experiences culture shock

• 6. Be an avid learner about the country. Find out all the information you can • 5. Try to trace every “strange action” to its underlying values • 4. Find someone from your country that has been there longer. Use that person to gain perspective

• 3. Avoid foreigners who spend their time complaining about the host culture. Avoid criticizing the host culture yourself • 2. Work at maintaining a healthy sense of humor. Be ready to laugh at yourself • 1. When talking about experiences, focus on your feelings rather than the causes