lived or studied or even traveled extensively in another country‚ has tasted and lived through culture shock. At the time it may feel more like homesickness‚ but what most people who haven’t undergone any kind of pre-adaptation program don’t know is that there are several stages one goes through when adjusting to a new language and culture. Before we undertake these five steps‚ let’s look at what is culture shock and what causes it. By knowing what it is and where it comes from‚ will help you identify
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Culture A person’s culture is extremely important. It helps to tell our story; who we are‚ where we came from and the customs to which we follow. As we learn our roots more deeply we begin to understand why we were raised the way we were and taught what we now know today. For my family and myself our Portuguese ethnicity has made a tremendous impact on how we live our lives. My culture strongly believes in the Roman Catholic faith. These beliefs also include being baptized and being married
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Part I – The Art of Crossing Cultures 1. What is a cultural incident? According to Storti‚ there are Type I and Type II incidents. Describe each with a specific cross-cultural example. Type 2 are those incidents where the expat’s behavior confuse‚ frustrates‚ or otherwise puts off someone from another culture. In the first instance the expat is the "victim‚" if you perpetrator. In both cases‚ incidentally‚ it is the expat who suffers the most. A cross-cultural encounter‚ by
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Culture of Portugal The country of Portugal has many rich cultural facets in food‚ music and sports. Situated on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula that it shares with Spain‚ Portugal’s culture was shaped by the influences from the Latin‚ Visigoth and Muslim cultures. Many men in Portugal go into the Atlantic to catch fish while the women are homebound doing chores like house work or cleaning the fish. The men are the bread winners while the women are the housewives who take care of the home
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Malaysian Culture Malaysian culture is a harmonious melting-pot of many different Asian cultures‚ all co-existing together in one country. The famous slogan used by the Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board in their ads is Malaysia- Truly Asia. While Malaysia has a lot to offer visitors to her shores‚ one of the truly unique attractions on offer is the country’s people. After all‚ what is a country without its people? The largest community in Malaysia is the Malays‚ accounting for 50% of the population
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Section 1:Youth Culture and Sub-cultures Youth defined as a separate social category from children and adults only became the subject of sociological and media interest in the 1950s. Early theories focused on the concept of youth culture‚ i.e. the idea that young people in general shared a common culture and identity which set them apart from adult culture. 1. The development of youth sub-cultures Introduction The idea that youth subcultures are a product of social class
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William Avrit Maori People and Culture Ashford University ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Henninger 11/17/2012 Maori People and Culture New Zealanders often associate the word “M?oritanga” with their culture. The words meaning is “being like the M?ori people”. The Maori do not call their home New Zealand‚ but rather‚ Aotearoa‚ which means ‘land of the long white cloud’‚ as named by Kupe‚ who discovered New Zealand. The Maori themselves did not call themselves Maori
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The Film Industry in Relation to the American Culture The beliefs and values of the American people are almost constantly changing. Going through American history reveals how the American culture has gone through changes ever since the days of the American revolution. Constant change is a staple of the American culture. The theme of acknowledging change in the American culture was addressed in multiple sources throughout the stimulus packet. In 1971‚ during his “Address to the Nation on Labor Day”
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UAE CULTURE The culture of the United Arab Emirates has a diverse‚ cosmopolitan and multicultural society.[1] The country’s cultural imprint as a small‚ ethnically homogenous pearlingcommunity was changed with the arrival of other ethnic groups and nationals — first by the Iranians in the early 1900s‚ and later by Indians and Pakistanis in the 1960s. Dubai has been criticized for perpetuating a class-based society‚ where migrant workers are in the lower classes.[2] Despite the diversity of the
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Julie Carnes Culture Shock SOC 120 University of Phoenix If I were visiting the villages of the Yanomamo I would need to prepare myself in more ways than one. Since culture shock affects you emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally you would need to prepare yourself for what you were about to experience. Since culture shock can either happen right away or after being some place different for a few days‚ it’s important to plan ahead. If I were planning a trip to Venezuela or Brazil‚ where the
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