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    Culture Shock and Reverse

    Culture Shock

    Dedy Sushandoyo, Ph.D.


    Contents of the Today Class
    • The lecturer’s profile
    • Lecture
    • What is Culture Shock
    • What is Reverse Culture Shock
    • Videos on Culture Shock and Reverse Culture Shock

    • Discussions
    Travellers
    The Benefits of traveling?
    (1) broaden their perspective
    (2) promote personality growth
    (3) provide insights into their own culture through contrast with the
    other culture’s value systems and world view
    (4) provide an escape from the tedium of everyday life
    (5) provide experience of a second culture which is both educational
    and entertaining
    (6) promote culture contact leading to greater mutual understanding
    between peoples of the world therefore promoting world peace.
    However….
    Contact with an unfamiliar culture may, however,
    1. be stressful and hence potentially harmful
    2. instead of creating mutual understanding, may lead to culture
    shock, hostility and poor interpersonal relations between people of
    different nationalities
    Videos on Culture Shock?
    • https://www.youtub
    e.com/watch?v=3LS
    83dDqoGU : British
    living in Japan
    • https://www.youtub
    e.com/watch?v=-
    Giwujxh2No:
    Sudanese living in
    the US
    • https://www.youtub
    e.com/watch?v=icxl
    UBVH7YE: American
    in Indonesia https://www.youtube.com/w
    atch?v=Mulk_qF1X4g:
    Aussie in Indonesia
    Culture Shock
    What is Culture?
    “the customary beliefs,
    social forms, and
    material traits of a racial,
    religious, or social group;
    also : the characteristic
    features of everyday
    existence (such as
    diversions or a way of
    life) shared by people in
    a place or time”
    (Merriam-Webster)
    What is Culture Shock and Why does it happen?
    • "Culture shock is precipitated by the anxiety that results from losing
    all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse“ (Oberg, 1960)

    • “Culture shock is primarily a set of emotional reactions to the loss of


    perceptual reinforcements from one's own culture, to new cultural
    stimuli which have little or no meaning, and to the misunderstanding
    of new and diverse experiences. It may encompass feelings of
    helplessness; irritability; and fears of being cheated, contaminated,
    injured or disregarded. (p. 13) N. Adler's (1981)”
    Stages of Cultural Shock
    • Incubation
    • Crisis
    • Recovery
    • Full recovery
    Six Key Aspects of Culture Shock
    (1) strain due to the effort required to make the necessary adaptions to the
    unfamiliar situation;
    (2) a sense of loss and feelings of deprivation about friends, status,
    profession and possessions;
    (3) rejection by and/or rejecting members of the new culture;
    (4) confusion in role, role expectations, values, feelings and self-identity;
    (5) surprise, anxiety, and even disgust and indignation after becoming aware
    of cultural differences; and
    (6) feelings of impotence due to not being able to cope in the alien situation
    (Oberg, 1960)
    Some Possible Symptoms of Culture Shock
    • Excessive washing of the hands
    • Excessive concern over drinking water and/or food
    • Excessive concern over the cleariliness of cooking and eating utensils
    • Anxiety about beds and bedding
    • Fear of physical contact with attendants or servants
    • An absent-minded, faraway stare (tropical stare)
    • Feelings of helplessness
    • Desire for dependence on long-term residents of one's own nationality
    • Fits of anger over delays and other minor frustrations
    • Delay and outright refusal to learn the language of the host country
    • Excessive fear of being cheated, robbed or injured
    • Great concern over minor pains and skin eruptions
    • Homesickness for familiar people and places
    Source: Furnham and Bochner
    Factors that Influence the Severity of Culture Shock
    (1)
    • Degree of
    Control
    Factors that Influence the Severity of Culture Shock
    (2)
    • lntrapersonal
    Factors:
    • age, previous
    travel
    • experience,
    language skills,
    resourcefulness,
    independence,
    • tolerance and
    personal
    appearance
    Factors that Influence the Severity of Culture Shock
    (3)
    • Organismic-
    Biological Factors
    Factors that Influence the Severity of Culture Shock
    (4)
    • Spatial-
    Temporal
    Factors
    Factors that Influence the Severity of Culture Shock
    (5)
    • What Else?
    What are the best strategies/ programmes to cope with
    Culture Shock?
    • Find literature
    • Share your experience and thought
    • Present and discuss your findings

    • Send to: dedy.sushandoyo@sbm-itb.ac.id


    Find a new home?

    https://www.youtube.com/w
    atch?v=luy49ofOCmw

    https://www.youtube.com/watc
    h?v=koPHnRGkas8
    Reverse Culture Shock
    • “In travelers or workers who have
    prolonged sojourns in foreign
    countries, culture shock may occur
    not only as they enter the new
    culture, but also may occur on
    their return to their original
    culture” (Louise Stewavt and
    PetevA. Leggat, 2006)
    Ibn Battuta
    What is Reverse Culture Shock?
    • “Reverse culture shock is the process of readjusting, reacculturating,
    and reassimilating into one's own home culture after living in a
    different culture for a significant period of time” (Kevin F. Gaw, 1995)

    • “This readjustment back to their own culture after a period of time


    abroad has been termed “reverse culture shock,”
    Videos on Reverse Culture Shock
    • https://www.youtub
    e.com/watch?v=m37
    ByQITb9k
    Examples of Reverse Shock Culture Experience
    What Factors Modulates/Moderates of Reverse Shock
    Culture?
    • The period of the time?
    • Types of involvement/ activities during the stay?
    • Personal traits?
    • Psychological assistants from the expert?
    • Family background?
    • Gender?
    • Age?
    • Religion?
    Which one gets worse impact?
    “Although the children who had
    lived abroad had a better
    academic score than their peers,
    they were more likely to be
    lonely, unhappy and even
    depressive”

    “The adolescents in particular


    presented more behavioral problems
    on returning “home,” where people
    were not interested in their overseas
    experiences and they were not
    accepted by existing peer groups at
    school”
    What are the best strategies/ programme to cope with
    Reverse Culture Shock?
    • Find literature
    • Share your experience and thought
    • Present and discuss your findings
    Discussion
    • Does culture shock/ reverse culture shock only happen when people
    experiencing cultures of different countries?
    • How about experiencing cultures of different families, ethnics, etc.?
    Thank You

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