Overcome the Culture Shock When people move from one culture to another‚ they usually feel lonely‚ vulnerable or lost‚ like a fish out of water. That is called “culture shock”‚ which was introduced for the first time in 1958 to describe the anxiety produced when a person comes to a completely new environment1. Nowadays‚ while immigration is becoming more popular due to the globalization‚ more people suffer from culture shock which results from the difference between two cultures. To combat the
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Who Constitute the Hispanics? The term ‘Hispanic’ recognizes people whose cultural ancestry lies first in Spain and then in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America which comprises of Mexico‚ Central America and most of South America except Brazil‚ and several Caribbean nations. The term gained wide spread prominence only after the 1960s. (Jorge Iber‚ 2005:6). Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers began to arrive in America in the early 1500s. With the intermingling of different communities
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International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 14: 105-119‚ 1991. © 1991 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. C ross-cultural transitions and wellness: D ealing with culture shock MICHAEL KIM ZAPF Faculty of Social Work‚ The University of Calgary‚ Edmonton Division Abstract. Cross-cultural communication has emerged as a major concern for the helping professions in our multicultural society. Much has been written about recognizing the cultural biases inherent
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increasingly obscure or blurred as new mutations of culture are constantly evolving. These new strands of culture develop by crossing the cultural boundaries; and travel through the routes of interconnected global economies‚ interracial parenting‚ and acculturation – the borrowing and adapting of traits from another culture. Additionally‚ external conditions of the surrounding environment‚ as well as gender‚ lifestyle choices‚ and the internal effects of time and/or physical decay‚ further contribute to a
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NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WORKING WITH STAFF NURSES by Sharon Holly Jones A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing in Nursing MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Bozeman‚ Montana April 2010 ©COPYRIGHT by Sharon Holly Jones 2010 All Rights Reserved ii APPROVAL of a thesis submitted by Sharon Holly Jones This thesis has been read by each member of the thesis committee and has been found to be satisfactory regarding content
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John. W. Blessingame‚ The Slave Community: The Plantation Life in The Antebellum South (Oxford University Press‚ Inc: 1972‚ 1979). John Wesley Blassingame was a scholar‚ historian‚ educator‚ writer‚ and leading pioneer in the study of American slavery. He received a bachelor’s degree at Fort Balley State College in 1969‚ a master’s degree at Howard University in 1961‚ and a doctorate at Yale University in 1971. He then became a history professor at his alma mater in 1974 at Yale University.
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To what extent‚ and in what ways‚ has globalization transformed the media and its audiences? Increased prominence of economic‚ cultural and technological integration between countries has no doubt had an impact on our (society’s) personal lives. Significantly‚ globalization has also led to increased access to a broad range of media – entertainment‚ increased interest in world news and larger access to communication technologies. By the world becoming more and more incorporated‚ it is developing
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PENINSULAR MALAYSIA * Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61 % Malays‚ 30%‚ Chinese‚ 8 % Indians and 1% of other ethnic groups. To understand‚ virtue‚ ethics‚ and morality we must first understand their meanings. Besides that‚ the minority groups in the Peninsula include the:- * Chinese peranakan : It is a culture that encompasses the best of old ancient malay‚ chinese and European influences and absorbs the best of other cultures
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moments from which the third emerges but hybridity itself is the ‘Third Space’ which facilitate other positions to come into sight. The ―third space‚ at once contentious and prospective is the-in-between space– the platform for resistance and acculturation is groomed
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It should be noted that direct comparision between these immigrants and the native population is impossible‚ mostly due to the different socio-political factors surrounding each population. That is why the study compared different demographics between immigrants and refugees from the same origin. There were five areas of origin for the majority of these refugees: Afghanistan‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ the Middle East‚ Somalia‚ and former Yugoslavia. Another factor to keep in mind are the inherent biases that
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