Culture shock Moving to a new environment cannot be easy. When coming to live in another country or a place different from the place of origin one suffers the physical and emotional discomfort. The difficult period during which people gradually become comfortable in the new environment is called culture shock. The term‚ culture shock‚ was introduced for the first time in 1958 by the American scientist Oberg to describe the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment
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Descriptive Essay Culture Shock: An Integration in a New Country LIBS - 7001 February 21‚ 2011 The word ‘CULTURE’ has been derived from the Latin word ‘CULTURA’ which means to cultivate‚ to grow (Harper 2010). Anthropologist Edward B. Taylor‚ defines culture as “That complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ custom‚ and any other capabilities and habits.” (O’Neil 2006). This is the basic premise that beliefs‚ morals‚ and customs are all based on one’s culture. In the essay
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is very different from my City in many ways. In Calgary I saw people from other countries with different cultures‚ background and behaviors. The most interesting thing that I faced to it in Calgary is respect. Everybody respect others and obey the rules. Women’s rights are equal or more than men’s rights. Pedestrians right is also upper than car’s rights. Something that ignore in my country‚ I can see the opposite here! These things maybe was a culture shock for me‚ but they weren’t put pressure on
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early memory of my parents is about the way to kindergarten. I spent around twenty minutes if I walk from my apartment to kindergarten‚ but my mom’s jokes and stories make the way shorter than it real is. I was extremely outgoing when I was four years old‚ so at the first week I became a popular student in the kindergarten. But after two weeks‚ my mom told me that I have to go to kindergarten by myself‚ and I was shocked about that. It’s a twenty minutes long way to a four-year-old girl. It’s long enough
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Adapted from: Payne E‚ & Whittaker L‚2000‚ Developing Essential Study Skills‚ Prentice Hall‚ Harlow. Writing a Report Report writing is very relevant to many forms of employment as well as your academic life. Unlike essays that are academic and theory based‚ reports are action based and with a wider scope. Reports use skills of application – applying what has been learned to a particular situation – not merely investigating and theorising. Reports are commonly used to communicate ideas
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WITH CULTURE SHOCK CONTENTS Foreword 1 Culture Shock: Definition 1 Our Approach to the topic 1 What causes culture shock? 2 A model of culture shock
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Stress is a person’s response to a stressor such as an environmental condition or a stimulus. Stress is a body’s way to react to a challenge. According to the stressful event‚ the body’s way to respond to stress is by sympathetic nervous system activation which results in the fight-or-flight response. Stress typically describes a negative condition or a positive condition that can have an impact on a person’s mental and physical well-being. Life can be stressful; sometimes you’ll have to deal
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Overcoming the culture shock By Irina Kostitsyna English 52 O. V. Chuprakova 8 October 2013 Overcoming the culture shock I. The present situation 3 II. What is it? 3 III. Stages 3 IV. Scientists’ decision 4 V. What we
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURE SHOCK Change of location or environment is bound to bring varying effects‚ depending on the subject at hand. Whether small or big‚ change will always be associated with a particular sense. To some it may be anxiety while to others a combination of the former and loneliness. It is experienced in a number of circumstances; this is dependent on the nature of person involved. This particular story identifies instances where culture shock is evident and draws valuable information
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Culture shock Culture shock exists commonly when students do overseas to learn. It is usually caused by the change of society you live in. When you experienced the culture shock‚ you cannot adapt to native habit which are main six symbol things. They are food（utensils and staple）‚ language(English and Chinese )‚ manners/behaviors‚ fashion‚ celebration/relaxation activity(such as Spring Festival and Christmas)‚ climate‚ values and social roles. They related to every part of your life. In that condition
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