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CULTURESHOCK

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Overview Definition The Symptoms

The Stages of Culture Shock

Minimization of Culture Shock CULTURE SHOCKJAPAN

Housing

Food

ClothesSchools

Festivals

Making Friends

Conclusions

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What is culture shock?

A physical or emotional discomfort oranxiety that one suffers when comingto live in another country or a placethat is different from the place oforigin

Source: Guanipa, C. (1998). Culture Shock. Retrieved on February 1,2006 from http://edweb.sdsu.edu on February 1, 2006.

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The Symptoms

Loneliness, melancholy.

Loss of Identity

Lack of confidence

Longing for family

Anger, irritability, unwillingness to interact with others

Aches, pain, and allergies

Feeling depressed, and powerless

Insomnia

Source: Guanipa, C. (1998). Culture Shock. Retrieved on February 1, 2006 fromhttp://edweb.sdsu.edu.

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The Four Stages of Culture

Shock The Tourist or Honeymoon Stage

Emptiness or Rejection Phase

Conformist Phase

Assimilation Phase

Source: International Travel Health and Vaccination Clinic. CultureShock. Retrieved on February 1, 2006 fromwww.doctortravel.ca/culture_shock.asp

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Honeymoon Stage

Person is excited and experiencing a new lifestyle

Everything goes by smoothly

Duration: Could last up to 6 months.

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Emptiness or Rejection Stage

Dealing with problems such as transportation,different foods, communication, etc.

Complaints about the host country may arise

Individual can use to find comfort with thehost country or simply go back to the countryof origin

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Conformist Phase

Gaining more understanding of the new culture

Feeling a sense of humor and pleasure about host

country

The new comer is approximately 90% adjusted

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Assimilation Phase

Acceptance of food, habits, drinks, and the customs of

the host country

Realization that there are different lifestyles

A feeling of comfort

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Variation

Not everyone will experience all of the phases in the

sequential order.

It is normal to experience culture shock. It is alsonormal to experience as few as one stage or as many as

all four phases.

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Tips for Minimizing or

Fighting Culture Shock Recognize Accept Focus

Dont forget the good things that youve accomplished

There are always resources for you to take advantage of

Ask for help if you need to do so

Exercise, swim, do aerobics, etc.

Be patient and constructive

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CULTURE SHOCK

EXAMPLES

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CULTURE SHOCK

JAPAN

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HOUSING

TAKE your shoes off

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Food

The word for "meal" in Japanese is gohan.

A traditional morning meal

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Clothes

A child wearing a kimono

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Schools

Students also learn

traditional Japanese arts

like shodo (calligraphy) andhaiku

Elementary schools have started

teaching English

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FESTIVALS

Golden Week and Obon

This only compounds the culture shock

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MAKING FRIENDS

Making friends is important

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Don't be shy

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CONCLUSION

Culture shock could create a serious problem for a new

comer to a foreign place.

Culture could be learned and adapted easily with open

mind while prepare to adjust the behavior to match the

new culture to avoid the culture shock.

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