Unit 3: Cultural shock Flashcards
The feeling of disorientation, confusion, and anxiety experienced when encountering a new culture or unfamiliar cultural practice
Cultural shock
The process of adjusting and acclimating to a new cultural environment.
Adaptation
Relating to or involving two or more different cultures
Intercultural
Accepted behaviors, values, and customs that are considered typical and appropriate within a particular culture.
Cultural norms
The belief in the superiority of one’s own culture or ethnic group, often leading to a negative perception or judgment of other cultures
Ethnocentrism
The understanding and acceptance that cultural practices and beliefs should be evaluated and understood within the context of the culture in which they occur
Cultural relativism
A widely held but oversimplified and generalized belief or idea about a particular group of people or culture.
Stereotype
The coexistence of different cultures in a society
Multiculturalism
Preconceived opinions or attitudes formed without sufficient knowledge, reason, or experience, often leading to discrimination or bias against certain cultures or group
Prejudice
The process of becoming a part of and actively participating in a new cultural environment.
Integration
The state of being diverse; variety; a range of different things
Diversity
The process of fully adopting and adapting to the cultural practices and values of a new society, often resulting in the loss of one’s original culture
Assimilation
The process of adopting certain cultural traits or practices while still maintaining one’s original cultural identity.
Acculturation
The awareness and consideration of cultural differences, norms, and values when interacting with people from different cultures.
Cultural sensitivity
Obstacles or difficulties that arise when people from different cultures try to understand and interact with each other due to language, nonverbal cues, or cultural differences.
Communication barries