Reducing Cultural Shock J. Wittenburg October 3‚ 2012 Introduction “Corporate culture is the water in the fishbowl of any business. Employees are immersed in it‚ inundated with it‚ but unconscious of it- at least‚ until things change” (Featherly & Chang‚ 2006). Employees who move to new job locations usually experience cultural shock to some degree. Cultural shock is a feeling of confusion‚ insecurity‚ and anxiety which stem from the new environment (Newstrom
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PTSD (Shell Shock) PTSD was founded back during the Civil War. The first documented case of PTSD was in 1865‚ during the Civil War. PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a disorder by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a horrible event. Most cases of PTSD come from military members‚ who were in combat situations. During WW1 after November 11th (Armistice Day) was the first time they put solders in a group‚ and said they had shell shock. At that time‚ it was called
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Explain how the globalization of commerce brought about major changes overtime among the people of 2 of the regions listed: Eurasia‚ Africa‚ and Americas. Between 1450 and 1750‚ note major developments‚ exchanges‚ shifts of power‚ demographic changes. Through out time‚ different civilizations undergo changes as they mature and grow. America and Africa were regions where changes aroused‚ and these changes can be explained by the globalization of commerce of the world. These changes
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Assignment 06 – Africa February 6‚ 2013 Africa’s Apartheid Policy South Africa has suffered a great amount throughout the last few centuries. One of South Africa’s most devastating events was the Apartheid Policy. It was initiated and passed in an unfair manner. The Apartheid policy was very damaging to the economy‚ citizens and environment of South Africa. South Africa is a region located in the continent of Africa. In most textbooks‚ South Africa is defined as the region of Africa South of the
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As I walked up the stairs of a school in a foreign country‚ I felt my fingers slowly lose grasp of my books. In school every pair of eyes set on my nervous smile and my wandering eyes dancing to every corner. And as I said my first word in my accent‚ everyone started laughing. That’s how I started my journey in America. My parents moved here from India when I was in 9th grade. When I landed in Los Angeles‚ the enthusiasm soon turned into weariness. The streets were filled with unknown faces and voices
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Cultural Shock and Adaptation Cultural shock is when a person faces many stressors through experiencing new culture‚ and it may lead to psychological crises or social dysfunction. Cultural shock mostly occurs on immigrants (e.g. students‚ business people‚ social change‚ etc). The reaction of cultural shock depends on various factors‚ the experience of other culture adaptation‚ the difference between the home culture and the new culture‚ and the psychological characteristics of the person. There
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already established a trading network with Africa‚ Asia and America. The products that they traded during that time period included food clothing‚ weapons and other goods. Today their trading networks are very sophisticated and connect to every corner well to every other aspect of the planet. Trading became an essential part for our society to function and prosperous into what it has become today. Some might think that today’s trading landscape came from the Europeans around 1500‚ but they were just
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The term shock is used to describe a clinical syndrome which is characterized by severe circulatory failure leading to impaired tissue perfusion‚ impaired cellular respiration and metabolism‚ consistent development of organ dysfunction‚ organ failure and death. The shock is always a life-threatening condition‚ which is why the diagnosis‚ evaluation and treatment of patients with circulatory shock should be implemented simultaneously. There are three degrees of shock: 1 Stage I (also called compensated
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MY “ LATIN” CULTURE My name is Beatriz A. Aquino and I was born in Havana‚ Cuba. My parents emigrated to the beautiful state of Florida in May of 1967. I was a month short of turning 2 years old. I have never visited the country where I was born due to the political system practiced there but I do know its history customs and cultures. I consider myself a Cuban-American. What I mean by this is I was born a Cuban and am very proud to say that; however I was raised in the United States
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“My view of America” when saying it I get nostalgic‚ as it took me long to get a feeling of “I belong here”‚ “This is my Home”. It didn’t take me that long to come out of the shell looking the beauty of diversity in America where everyone’s values are respected and appreciated. I will throughout my essay give some views through my personal eye and teacher’s eye. America offers such a Democracy and values that people of any different nationalities‚ different ethnic backgrounds‚ and different religious
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