Being a stranger in a strange land: the feeling of culture shock is both exciting but also unnerving. Even knowing the English language or being familiar with American culture through film and television does not mean we will not encounter culture shock in other ways. The subtle mannerisms and gestures, facial expressions, and other types of nonverbal communication prove complicating even when we know the spoken language. The food and clothing styles will be different, as will the customs, rituals, and realities of daily life. As a Russian studying abroad in the United States, I have experienced many different levels… Continue Reading...
cross cultural experience he had by visiting the coast of Africa was a culture shock to him and as can be seen, he describe the slave trade as it happened without putting in his personal opinion. This is an indication of the indifference in the negative effect his culture had on the cultures of the locals. It never seemed to bother him that the influx of the foreign cultures destabilized the local cultures and the slave trade disrupted the harmonious livelihood along the coast of Africa hitherto the arrival of his people.… Continue Reading...
to all of the above. While some people are able to immigrate into a new country relatively smoothly and with little major issue, the culture shock present and adjustments needed when it comes to immigrating from a country like Sudan are substantial in many to most cases and therapy would be an integral part of meeting that challenge.
Analysis
Of course, the movies premise is the actual lost boys of Sudan that were displaced from Sudan over the curse of the second Sudanese Civil War. That war ran a long time, that being from the 1980s to the 2000s, or roughly a generation. Per the PBS website, about four thousand of the larger group… Continue Reading...
2009. My "you-live-here-now" culture shock was so intense when I realized that even though the United States was (supposed to be) eons ahead of South Africa with its freedom and racial issues, the harsh realities were so much different. I quickly learned that "apartheid," "slavery," "segregation," or whatever we want to name it, even though no longer officially sanctioned in America, is… Continue Reading...
For example, someone getting married is presumably a good thing. However, it can be a huge adjustment and culture shock to shift from the single lifestyle to the married lifestyle. Beyond that are the factors that lead to the marriage. Of course, a blissful courtship and a smooth transition into newlywed status is the dream but there are many people that get married under less than optimal circumstances such as disapproving parents, hellish in-laws, getting married due to an unplanned pregnancy and getting married just to escape what is perceived to be a worse situation. The point is that looking at a change and assuming it is good… Continue Reading...
