cultureshock管理文化冲击.ppt

Surviving among aliens: Managing Culture Shock Culture Shock Who am I? How to adapt to an international exchange experience successfully?? Purpose: What is culture Shock? Symptoms Stages Causes How to cope with it? General strategies Observe modify your own ways of doing things Verbal non-verbal communication style Tips for Finland What is culture Shock? “Cultural shock is caused by the anxiety resulting from losing all our familiar signs and symbols when we move to a new environment” (Oberg, 1958). ? Lack of direction Not knowing: What to do? How to do things? When to do things? What is culture Shock? Physical symptoms? headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea Behaviour towards people Dont speak the language…? impatient, exasperated ?Systems of work (Differ/Wrong)…? anger, frustration ?Aggression/ Racism towards locals…? rude, dirty, lazy“ However ? Opportunities! Learn new perspectives Develop better understanding of yourself Cause of Culture Shock? ?? BUT: Appropriate behaviour can be learned ? observation, asking locals and other foreigners Conflict and uncertainty between our values/rules and those of the new culture ? anxiety ? cultural shock Stages of Culture shock Stage Signs Coping Strategies Honeymoon (2-8 weeks) Disintegration (2-3 months) ? new experiences are exciting be a tourist feel fortunate for having the opportunity to move abroad. send postcards home people are friendly and you smile a lot, youre in control make contacts in clubs and associations, sign up for some activities your own sense of culture is not threatened join a language course daily frustrations can build into disillusionment look after yourself, exercise, avoid alcohol the good things of home loom large get out, be with people continue language practice keep busy set daily goals and make the effort to achieve them. Stages of Culture shock Stage Signs Coping Strategi