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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GSM 511- Case Analysis | From Regional Star to Global Leader | | Yogita Inamdar | 6/18/2011 | | Case Analysis: From Regional Star to Global Leader Statement Yang Jianguo has been promoted from Country Manager China to Global Head of Product Development at Deronde International. The CEO of the company chose Country Manager Yang from China over other three high performers based on his technical expertise and his knowledge of Asian markets. Yang currently faces a challenge in transitioning
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Multiculturalism has been considered a "fourth force" in the field of psychology‚ supplementing behaviorism‚ psychodynamic theories‚ and humanistic psychology. It explores such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping‚ prejudice‚ discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence" (Fhagen-Smith‚ 2010). Multicultural psychology attempts "to understand and to accurately represent the psychology
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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Jewish minority would eventually even accept Christianity and finally vanish. i. This term assimilation describes more accurately what really happened in Western as well as to a lesser degree in Eastern European societies. In contrast to this‚ acculturation is a less radical and more academic term which implies that people accept a new culture or part of it‚ but do not give up completely their own traditions. ii. The discrimination of the Jews increased during the nineteenth century because the
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person responds negatively to these stressors‚ the sensation of being lost in so many unfamiliar people is great. Previous literature indicates that less research has been carried out with respect to our indigenous culture to address the issue of acculturation of non-local students; however in the west this issue has captured the attention of the researchers and the psychologists. A study conducted on the adjustment issues of Turkish college students studying in the United States discusses that during
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factors. 1. Test-taking behaviour concerns such factors as level of education‚ language and practice or familiarity with tests and testing. 2. Cultural and environmental factors relate to aspects such as the effects of rural or urban residence‚ acculturation‚ and various preferences associated with ethnicity. 3. Dispositional factors include age and gender‚ both of which correlate with test performance. 4.1. Approaches to cross-cultural assessment By addressing the issues associated with using psychometric
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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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