CULTURE SHOCK IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
CULTURE SHOCK IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Author(s): Delia FlanjaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: culture; interculturalism; culture shock; differences; training.
Summary/Abstract: People live in communities based on the things they have in common, and the means of sharing those things are through communication acts. In order to form a community or a society, it is impetuously necessary to have common goals, beliefs, aspirations, knowledge, a common understanding. Not too many of the people that go abroad take into consideration the way in which cultural differences may affect their well bing. “Culture shock” is the state of discomfort experienced by the intercultural traveler, in a more or less profound way, once he or she is placed in an unfamiliar environment. This is the aspect that I will try to clarify in may paper, more precisely the importance of being aware of, and learning how to cope with culture shock.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Studia Europaea
- Issue Year: 54/2009
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 107-124
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English