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Cultural Adjustment - Entry Cultural Adjustment - Entry Stages and Reentry StagesStages and Reentry Stages
Carol M. Archer, Ed D
Cultural Adjustment Cultural Adjustment CycleCycle
Cultural Adjustment CycleCultural Adjustment Cycle
• When we go from one culture to another, we pass through various stages…. In fact, it is like riding a roller coaster….
Honeymoon/ArrivalHoneymoon/Arrival
HappyExcitedNervous
Culture ShockCulture Shock
• Physical: tired, lack of concentration, ill, sleep problems
• Psychological: Overwhelmed, homesick, hopeful, nervous
Initial AdjustmentInitial Adjustment
Begin to understand a little about new place
Less homesickMore confidentSelf determination
Mental IsolationMental Isolation
Disdain and anger against host culture
Self-doubt and worry
ResentmentDisappointment in
self or new surroundings
Acceptance and IntegrationAcceptance and Integration
Stop trying so hardAccept new placeDevelop strategies
for living each day
References References www.culturebump.comwww.culturebump.com
Adelman, M. B. (1988) “Cross-Cultural Adjustment: A theoretical perspective on social support. “ International Journal of Intercultural Relations 12, 3: 183-204.
Adler, P. (1979) “Culture Shock and the Cross-Cultural Learning Experience.” In Readings in Intercultural Comunication, vol. 2. Ed. David S. Hoopes. Pittsburgh: Regional council for International Education.
Archer. C.M. (1991) Living with strangers in the USA: Communicating beyond culture: Regents/Prentice Hall ) can be bought at UH Print Shop-713-741-5200 or [email protected]
Furnham. A. and Stephen Bochner. (1986) Culture Shock. New York: Routledge, Chapman and Hall.
Reentry AdjustmentReentry Adjustment
• Cross cultural reentry can be more
difficult than entry into a new
culture as it is unexpected (it is MY
culture), the sense of loss (of
things that happened there while
you were gone, the loss of the
relationships and experience in the
host culture), and a sense of
special ness and community. This
adjustment also has stages and the
first “Reentry Anxiety” begins
before leaving for one’s home…
Return AnxietyReturn Anxiety
Sudden awareness of leaving host country “forever”
Sadness at leaving friends and experience
Uncertainty about what has happened during absence
Return HoneymoonReturn Honeymoon
Extreme happiness
Everyone listens to one’s
experiences and is interested
Special social events to welcome
one home
NOTE: These experiences typically
last a very short time.
Re-entry ShockRe-entry Shock
• Same as culture shock plus alienation from own culture
• Feeling of betrayal since this is unexpected in one’s “native” culture.
ReintegrationReintegration
Find a way to validate both one’s overseas and one’s native experiences and identities
A lifetime process
How was your luggage filled?How was your luggage filled?
What did you take home with you from your time in Houston? KnowledgeSkillsRelationshipsPersonal growthOther
Suggestions for reintegrationSuggestions for reintegration
Create a collage, a poem or a
scrapbook of your experience. This
helps you to integrate it and is an
easy way to share with people
close to you.
Find ways to share your experience
with people who are interested in
your experience. I.E.
Suggestions for reintegrationSuggestions for reintegration
Find a class teaching English as a
second language and ask to
volunteer.
Find others who have recently
returned from abroad and form a
small support community
Look for other ways to integrate
your life and remember that this is
a
lifetime process
Now…Now…
What new information did you learn about the reentry cycle?
What new insights did you have?
Other?
• http://www.studentsabroad.com/reentry
• cultureshock.html• http://www.culturebump
.com
– Austin, C. N. (1989) Cross-cultural reentry: A book of reading. ACU Press: Abilene
References References