Vocabulary Unit 3: Culture Shock Flashcards
The feeling of disorientation, confusion, and anxiety experienced when encountering a new culture or unfamiliar cultural practices.
Cultureshock
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 groups.
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 barriers
The different phases individuals often experience when going through culture shock, including the
honeymoon phase, negotiation phase, adjustment phase, and adaptation phase.
Cultural shock stages
The act of fully engaging and participating in the cultural practices and experiences of a particular culture.
Cultural immersion
The ability to interact with people effectively and respectfully from different cultures, demonstrating an
understanding and appreciation of their beliefs, values, and behaviors.
Cultural competence
Communication that takes place between people from different cultures, requiring an
awareness and understanding of cultural differences to ensure effective communication.
Intercultural communication
Knowledge and understanding of different cultures, including their customs, traditions, values, and communication styles.
Cross-cultural awareness
Emotional, psychological, and physical reactions experienced because of culture shock, including feelings of homesickness, frustration, loneliness, and fatigue.
Cultural shock symptoms
The feelings of disorientation and readjustment experienced when returning to one’s home culture after an extended period in a different culture.
Reverse culture shock
The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries and cultures around the world, leading to the exchange and blending of ideas, products, and cultural practices.
Globalization
