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Cultureshock

Cultureshockisthepersonaldisorientationapersonmayfeelwhenexperiencinganunfamiliarwayoflifeduetoimmigrationoravisittoanewcountry,amovebetweensocialenvironments,orsimplytraveltoanothertypeoflife.Oneofthemostcommoncausesofcultureshockinvolvesindividualsinaforeignenvironment.Cultureshockcanbedescribedasconsistingofatleastoneoffourdistinctphases:Honeymoon,Frustration,Adjustment,andMastery.

The most common problems include: information overload,language barrier, generation gap, technology gap, skillinterdependence,formulationdependency,homesickness(cultural),infinite regress (homesickness), boredom (job dependency),responseability(culturalskillset).Thereisnotruewaytoentirelypreventcultureshock,asindividualsinanysocietyarepersonallyaffectedbyculturalcontrastsdifferently.

Honeymoon

Duringthisperiod,thedifferencesbetweentheoldandnewcultureareseen inaromanticlight.Forexample,inmovingtoanewcountry,anindividualmightlovethenewfood,thepaceoflife,andthelocalshabits.Duringthefirstfewweeks,mostpeoplearefascinatedbythenewculture.Theyassociatewithnationalswhospeaktheirlanguage,andwhoarepolitetotheforeigners.Likemosthoneymoonperiods,thisstageeventuallyends.

Frustration

Aftersometime(usuallyaroundthreemonths,dependingonthe individual), differences between the old and new culturebecome apparent and may create anxiety. Excitement mayeventuallygivewaytounpleasantfeelingsoffrustrationandanger

asonecontinuestoexperienceunfavorableeventsthatmaybeperceived as strange and offensive to ones cultural attitude.Languagebarriers,starkdifferencesinpublichygiene,trafficsafety,food accessibility and quality may heighten the sense ofdisconnectionfromthesurroundings.

While being transferred into a different environment putsspecial pressure on communication