LIR 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter Suderman 2008b: Homesickness, Culture Shock, Acculturation
12 Feb 2017
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Adaptation - process whereby one"s worldview is expanded to include behaviour and values derived from those of the host culture. Assumed end is to function in a new environment or to become a bicultural or multicultural person. Transformation is selective of the cultural elements to be incorporated into the new identity. Assimilation - process of re-socialization that seeks to place one"s original worldview with that of the host culture. Assumed end is to become a person who has adopted a new set of assumptions about life and a new set behaviours. Sverre lysgaard studied norwegian fulbright students in the us. Developed hypothesis based on students" reports of own experiences. U is a visual symbol mirroring the high, confident feeling experienced by travellers at the start of their adventure, followed by a low period in the new environment, and then a return to confidence and comfort. Lysgaard identified four phases in the acculturation process:
