PSYC14H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Acculturation, Culture Shock, Extraversion And Introversion
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Ppl move to a new country for many reasons. They also move to dramatically different kinds of. Ppl move to cultures that vary in their similarity to their environments heritage culture. In sum, few commodities occur for all acculturating individuals, which makes it challenging to identify common patterns. Moving to a new culture involves psychological adjustment: acquiring a new language, learning new interpersonal and social behaviors, becoming accustomed to new values, often becoming a member of a minority group, and adjusting one"s self-concept. Migrants: those who move from a heritage culture (their original culture) to a host culture (their new culture) and include those who intend to stay only temporarily (sojourners) and those who intend to move permanently (immigrants) U-shaped cure: the experiences of adjustment pattern: y axis: how positive the migrants feel about their host country. First few months: especially positive time in their visit .
