1. Culture Shock
The sheer number of major life experiences is a good (negative) predictor of adaptation and happiness." ... (Furnham,1997) Since Oberg (1960) it has been widespread to describe the theory in terms of stages. Oberg (1960) listed four stages of shock: the honeymoon stage, an initial enchantment, fascination, and superficial relationship with hosts, the crisis stage, initial differences in language, concepts, and values lead to feelings of frustration and anxiety, the recovery stage, the crisis is resolved by several methods such that the person learns the language and culture of the host count...
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