Experiencing cultural shock can lead to a range of emotional and physical symptoms, including feelings of shyness, insecurity, sadness, loneliness, and homesickness. Physical manifestations can include headaches, insomnia, and general discomfort.
individuals's feelings of well- being in the host culture.
PHENOMENOLOGICAL
social rules for poloteness vary cross- culturally
people can't use their own cultural references to convey and validate central aspects of their identify in the new culture
BEHAVIOURAL
Negative stimuli in foreign country
COGNITIVE
major cultural differences in systems of thought: EAST ASIAN, WESTERNER
DEFINITION OF CULTURAL SHOCK
Discomfort and stress resulting from lonsing one´s sense of when and how to behave in the context of a new environment.
HOW TO ADJUST TO A NEW CULTURE AND DEAL WITH CULTURAL SHOCK
Immigrants and refugees
when they go to another country, they had a lot changes in their lifes. we have to adatation about economic, psychological and socio cultural.
Sojourners
probably sojourners can have a good adaptation or don[t have any adaptation because can be disillusionment.
Tourists
when tourist go to another country can feel stress, discomfort or maybe cultural disconfirmation.
Are represented by
tourist, sojourners,immigrants and refugees
travel to another country
culture shock caught a negative or positive experiences.
STAGES OF CULTURAL SHOCK
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The independent Stage
You embrace the new culture and see everything in a new yet realistac light. You feel comfortable, confident and able to make desicions based on your own experiences.
The autonmy stage
It is the emerge stage when you start to rise above the clouds and finally begin to feel like yourself again.
The Re-integration stage
You feel confused and alone and realiza that the familiar support systems are not eassily accesible.
The distress stage
During this stage you refuse to accept the differences you encounter. You are angry, frustrated and even hostile to those around you.
The honeymoon stage
There os a feeling og euphoria when you first arrive to a new country and you are in awe of the differences you see and experience. .