Cultural Shock Cultural Shock
A concept or term used to describe fears and feelings of perceived (surprise, confusion, confusion) when people deal with a different culture or social environment just like the foreign countries. These difficulties are compounded by the extent of assimilation and acceptance of the new culture, It is often associated with the great disgust of some of the characteristics of the new culture. One of the most prominent scholars who have touched on the concept of Cultural Shock is Michael Winkelman, That his cultural shock There are many positive effects on temporary visitors to cultural diversity and to increase self-efficacy and also to help improve self-motivation for the person. Although the scholarship and expatriates experience the symptoms of cultural shock, most do not understand the exact meaning of the term. They think that cultural shock is just a feeling that suddenly hits the expatriate with surprise and without any introductions. The culture of the foreign country is of course imperfect and imperfect.
The term cultural shock originated in 1954 and was the first to refer to the American scientist Kalvero Oberg. He pointed out that the cultural shock is a psychological fluctuation experienced by the expatriate consisting of three basic stages:Honeymoon Phase
This stage begins immediately after the arrival of the expatriate to the foreign country, having a sense of joy and pleasure and begin his eyes to observe the differences between his country and the foreign country, and goes on his discoveries under the light of a dreamer, and surprised by everything new, and up to the stage to prefer everything that lived in his home country. Soon, however, this feeling of pinkness is diminished, as the expatriate encounters the real reality of the new culture, overcoming the difficulties he has had in terms of language, housing, study, friends and so on. And makes the stage of pleasure and honey gradually fade away and move it to the stage of negotiation.
Negotiation Phase
At this stage, the new things become familiar and dull, and the excitement and excitement turn into boredom and frustration. The expatriate gradually feels a sense of anxiety and depression. He starts by criticizing the new culture and sees only language barriers, different systems, laws, types of food, people’s style and lifestyle. Which gives him a sense of resentment and resentment towards the new culture, while at the same time evoking within him a feeling of nostalgia and longing for his original culture and the homeland and the memories of friends and family, and others, and the situation of psychological difficult and fluctuating mood for or without reason.
Adaptation Phase
At this stage and after a few months usually from (6-12) month, the expatriate gradually becomes accustomed to the new culture and settles its psyche and becomes more receptive to attitudes and better dealing with it. It begins to accept the new culture methods and deal with it in a more positive way. His reactions and time factor are conducive to his delivery to this stage, but psychological preparedness and an attempt to understand the environment and adapt to it helps greatly reduce the speed of adaptation.
Expatriates in the stage of acclimatization are divided into three sections:
Rejecter rejects the new culture in a way that isolates itself from the new environment and sees no solution but to return to its native land. These people usually find it difficult to adapt to their original culture when they return to it. Scientists say about 60% Section).
Second: Adopter integrates with the whole new culture and abandons its original identity. Many of them refuse to return to their home countries and prefer to stay in the new country for life (approximately 10% of the expatriates join this section).
Cosmopolitan chooses from the new culture what he sees as positive and retains some of his original culture, thus creating a distinctive and unique method. These people often have no difficulty in adapting with their original countries when they return to them. (Approximately 30% of the expatriates represent this section).
Expatriates in the stage of acclimatization are divided into three sections:
Rejecter rejects the new culture in a way that isolates itself from the new environment and sees no solution but to return to its native land. These people usually find it difficult to adapt to their original culture when they return to it. Scientists say about 60% Section).
Second: Adopter integrates with the whole new culture and abandons its original identity. Many of them refuse to return to their home countries and prefer to stay in the new country for life (approximately 10% of the expatriates join this section).
Cosmopolitan chooses from the new culture what he sees as positive and retains some of his original culture, thus creating a distinctive and unique method. These people often have no difficulty in adapting with their original countries when they return to them. (Approximately 30% of the expatriates represent this section).
