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I. Unpacking Culture ShockA. CharacteristicsB. Pros and ConsC. Underlying FactorsD. Initial Tips to Manage Culture ShockE. The U-Curve Adjustment ModelCOMM 316 1st Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture N/A – Exam 1Outline of Current Lecture I. Unpacking Culture ShockA. CharacteristicsB. Pros and Cons C. Underlying FactorsD. Initial Tips to Manage Culture Shock E. The U-Curve Adjustment ModelCurrent Lecture-Unpacking Culture Shock oCharacteristics of Culture shock-Culture Shock: a stressful transitional period when individuals move from a familiar cultural environment to an unfamiliar oneABC's of Culture Shock:-Affectively - sojourners often feel anxiety, bewilderment, confusion, disorientation, and intense desire to be elsewhere-Behaviorally - confusion as to norms and rules that guide communication appropriateness and effectiveness -Cognitively - lack competence to interpret or explain "bizarre" behaviors oPros and Cons of Culture Shock-ProsPositive self-esteem (proud to understand new culture)Emotional richness & enhanced tolerance for ambiguity Behavioral competence Cognitive openness & flexibility -ConsPsychosomatic problems (prolonged stress)Affective upheavals (feelings of loneliness)Cognitive exhaustion oApproaching Culture Shock: Underlying Factors-Motivation Orientation (why are you in the new culture?)-Personal expectations -Cultural distance (How different are old & new cultures?)-Psychological adjustment (excitement or anxiety)-Sociocultural adjustment -Communication competenceBehavioral flexibilityCross-cultural empathy-Personal attributes oInitial Tips to Manage Culture Shock-Increase motivation to learn about the new culture-Keep expectations realistic and increase familiarity with diverse facets of new culture-Increase linguistic fluency and appropriateness and understand core valueslinked to specific behaviors-Work on tolerating ambiguity and other flexibility attributes -Develop close friends and acquaintanceships to manage identity stress andloneliness-Be mindful of suspending ethnocentric evaluations of interpersonal behaviors of host cultureoThe U-Curve Adjustment Model-Initial AdjustmentOptimal or elation phase (optimism)-Crisis Stressful phase when sojourners are overwhelmed by own incompetence-Regained adjustmentSettling-in phase, involving effective


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