People all over the world discover new cultures around and become curious on how it must feel to eat‚ dress‚ celebrate‚ honor‚ talk‚ and even respect the new aspects of the new culture they try to adjust to. People also tend to want society to consider them a different culture as they voluntarily change their cultural identity. Identity and culture has always been a big part of an individual’s life‚ mainly because that is the only way to know the separation between the many human races of the world
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b. Real culture shock can happen in places you expect to be similar II. Effects of cultural shock a. Happen when you take a culture for granted. b. Can affect your job‚ family‚ etc. III. Causes of cultural shock a. Can cause mild uneasiness or temporary homesickness to acute unhappiness or even‚ in extreme cases‚ psychological panic. b. Could cause a serious reality check when put into cultural shock. IV. Cultural the same as race? a. Hundreds of cultures in the world
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PAGE Introduction 3 Culture Shock Stages Reflection…………………………..………………………….………………..3 Assessment of Clashes 5 Successful International Assignments 5 Suggestions to Remedy the Situation 6 Conclusion 7 REFERENCES 8 APPENDICES Appendix 1 10 Appendix 2 11 Appendix 3 13 INTRODUCTION The American and Japanese cultures have been compared in a general context for their contrasting values. In addition‚ the two cultures have been described as ‘‘polar
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effectively with people who are culturally different‚ you need to become aware of your own culture and how that impacts on others. As one textbook on professional communication puts it: ‘... we need to become more aware of the cultural basis of our own behaviours‚ perceptions‚ beliefs‚ and values. This enables us to see an interaction from a cultural perspective. It is not just the other person who is displaying culture-specific attitudes and behaviours; we are also doing just that’ (Peter Putnis & Roslyn
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background‚ heritage‚ and cultural identity. Culture is extremely important and it affects everyone’s values‚ behaviors‚ and perceptions. Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. That basically means culture is your background. Cultural identity is knowing your culture and what your culture is. For example‚ my cultural identity is Filipino and American. Knowing your culture is very important. Some people
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dependent on the culture that surrounds us.” Those lines are telling readers that everyone should have different personalities and that it is okay to embrace the culture around you. Even though a lot of people say it’s okay to be different people still feel the need to change around different groups to fit in. Instead of being who they truly are people change their interest and the way they actually see things for other people so they will be accepted. Our identity and culture is what shapes us
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biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes and beliefs that one might hold about culturally different groups are many different things. One perception that a person could have is just by the way one looks‚ and what they are wearing because it is a part of their culture but one person might look at it and think that person is weird. The way that an attitude might come in is because say if a person had a bad experience with a person of a certain ethnicity‚ they might not want to deal with anyone of that ethnicity
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Girls Raised by Wolves”‚ Karen Russell develops the progression of the characters in relation to The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock. The characters‚ young girls raised as wolves‚ are compared to the handbook in hopes they will adapt to the human culture. The girls’ progression throughout the 5 set stages by the handbook are vital to adapting to the new culture in the time allotted. The main character‚ Claudette‚ is compared throughout the story. Claudette’s actions align well with the 5
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Afghan Woman Prisoner Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones own culture (pg. 54). Ethnocentrism is also the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture. There are different levels of ethnocentrism such as: equality‚ sensitivity‚ indifference‚ avoidance and disparagement. Ethnocentrism leads to conflict‚ cultural shock‚ stereotyping‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice that lead negative attitude towards a person because of a group
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Christopher Bottini Foster English 1B December 8‚ 2010 The True Identity Culture and identity go hand in hand. Everyone has their own identity‚ but where does that come from? The main contributor to someone’s identity is the culture they grew up in. Cultures vary in many different ways. Chinese is a very factual‚ to the point‚ respect your elders and family culture‚ while American culture is more carpe diem‚ freedom of speech‚ bigger is better mentality. So as you could imagine someone in China
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