This essay is about culture shock. It's about the effects, the process, and the after effects. (It was written for Psychology and Culture)

Culture Shock What is culture shock? 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. (Adler, 1975) In layman's terms, culture shock is the anxiety resulting from losing one's sense of when to do what and how. (Pederson, 1988) There are many different ways to experience culture shock. It can be experienced across the world or as …

…his or her self, thus making his or her self a more culturally accepting person. Bibliography Adler, Peter S. (1975). The transitional experience: an alternative view of culture shock. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 15, 13 - 23. Bochner, Stephen. (1994). Culture Shock. Psychology and Culture. Boston: Allyn and Bacon Brislin, Richard. (1994). Preparing to Live and Work Elsewhere. Psychology and Culture. Boston: Allyn and Bacon Pederson, Paul. (1988). A Handbook for Developing Multicultural Awareness. Virginia: the American Association for Counseling and Development.