Task 2: Define ‘culture shock’
- In your opinion, what does “culture shock” mean?
Optional: Read and Record
Choose one definition that you would like to remember and record it while reading aloud once more.
Definition of culture shock
- According to anthropologist Oberg “Culture shock is precipitated by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse.”
- The reactions associated with culture shock vary from individual to individual
- For the person who is constantly encountering other cultures, the anxiety period might be mild and brief
- For many people culture shock can be characterized by depression, serious physical reactions (such as headaches or body pains), anger, or aggression towards the new culture
