Culture Shock1

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1、CultureShockYouareverybeautiful.Humourandculturaldifferencewhere,whereYoureyesarebeautiful,yournoseandyourmouth,too.WhatisCultureShock?Cultureshockwasintroducedforthefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironme

2、nt.Cultureshockcanbedescribedasthefeelingofconfusionanddisorientationthatoneexperienceswhenfacedwithalargenumberofnewandunfamiliarpeopleandsituations.(fromCollegeEnglish,2005,14th,10)当人们去到一个与自己原来的文化迥异的地方时，绝大多数人都会经历一种心理上的迷惑，这就是文化冲击。——RobertKohls（Survi

3、valKitforOverseasLiving)StagesofCultureShock:InitialenthusiasmandeuphoriaIrritabilityandnegativismGradualadjustmentandadaptationIntegrationandbi-culturalismCausesofcultureshockCulturaldifferences:Thequality,quantityandlengthofcultureshockseemstobeafu

4、nctionofthedifferencesbetweenthehomeandthehostculture.(HolisticThinkingvs.AnalyticalThinking)Individualdifferences:Individualsandtheircapabilitytodealwithsocialsituations.(Individualismvs.Collectivism)Sojournexperiences:Dependsonhis/herinterculturale

5、xperiences.(Religiousordeepculturalbeliefs)CulturalshockbetweenChineseandWesternlife-styleself-cognitionRaisingaChildstreetsonSundaysRepastdecibelsdrinkdietcustomaryshowerPartyInterpersonalrelationshipHandlingproblemsGettingonbusHowtodealwithcultures

6、hock?BeawareofthesymptomsDevelopfriendshipsHaveasenseofhumorAskquestionsaboutsocialcustomsTakeacourseorreadabookoncrossculturalcommunicationDeveloppositiveattitudeSparetimeforrelaxationGooutsideandlookforSomethingyouareinterestedinThankyou!