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CULTURAL SHOCK & ADAPTATION tema (Cultural shock occur for…
CULTURAL SHOCK & ADAPTATION 
Cultural shock occur for immigrants group (foreign). Multicultural domestic and international relations create cultural shock for both immigrants and resident groups.
PHASES OF CULTURAL SHOCK
Typically emphasizing four phases
1) Honeymoon or touristic place
based on
The typical experience of people who enter other cultures for vacations, etc.
2) The crises of cultural shock
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when you the second stage gives way to crises depends on individual characteristics and it may start with negative experiences and reactions.
3) The adjustment, reorientation and gradual recovery phases.
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4) The adaptation, resolution or acculturation phase
is achieved
as one develop stable adaptation in being successful at resolving problems and managing the new culture
Causes of cultural shock
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Cognitive Fatigue
The new culture
demands
a conscious effort and it must be made to interprete new language, behavioural, context and social communications
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Strategies for managing cultural shock and adaptation
Taff (1997) should be addressed in the context of socialization, resocialization and individual group relations.
Black & Mendenhall (1990) state a social-learning theory that combine cognitive and behavioral strategie is well suited for cross-cultural training and effectiveness.
Predeparture preparation: E.g Harris & Moran (1987) assessment of one´s ability to adap to a new culture.
As an adaptation strategy, one´s should accept that all typical problems during cross-cultural adaptation are caused by or exacerbated by cultural shock, and that one´s typical negative relations will be increased.
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