{"id":5927,"date":"2023-03-20T10:51:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T09:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelone.centre-pensees.com\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T09:51:44","slug":"culture-shock-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelone.centre-pensees.com\/en\/le-choc-culturel-partie\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture shock - Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Culture shock\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n

Part 1: Culture shock\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

What happens during immigration? On the one hand, the experience of the person moving, with his or her expectations, cultural baggage, way of thinking and doing; on the other, the experience of the person receiving, with his or her language and value system. And the interaction, between the two, of two beings and two cultures. All in all, a shock, gentle or brutal, absorbed or shattered.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Culture shock can be defined as<\/span>an experience of stress and disorientation for the person learning to live in a new culture<\/span><\/i>\" (<\/span>Kalervo Oberg<\/span>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When exposed to a new culture, as is the case in expatriation, the change of environment leads to a more or less complete loss of reference points for the individual. Understanding the cues and implicit rules that govern a society can be time-consuming, and a source of anxiety and stress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We feel it when new values and beliefs clash with, or even oppose, those of our country of origin. And this is also felt in everyday life: how to say hello, how to thank each other, when to offer or accept an invitation, should I shake hands? Should I leave a tip? Should I compliment him on his outfit? Every social interaction becomes a meeting ground between our native culture and that of the host country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Culture shock can be divided into four main stages, shown in the image above:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n