PSYC 307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: American Chinese Cuisine, Code-Switching, Culture Shock
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Acculturation is the process by which people migrate to and learn different culture from original/heritage culture. Difficult to study: individual experiences widely vary because people move for various reasons, and different personalities/goals/expectations; findings do not generalize well. Psychological adjustment: language, social behaviours, new values, self-concept, etc. Migrants are those who move from a heritage culture to a host culture , either temporarily( sojourners ) or permanently ( immigrants ) Lysgaard"s classic investigation on norwegian fulbright scholars in u. s. : 1st few months: "honeymoon stage "(which keeps tourism industry going) 6-18 months: "crisis""/"" culture shock "" stage (excitement wears off, realization of lack of language skills & cultural understanding, homesickness) Next number of years: "adjustment"" stage (more and more proficient at functioning in host culture) Sojourners can experience same stages again after return to home country ( "reverse culture shock"") Ease with accommodation by host culture influences acculturation.
