Colleen Ward, Stephen Bochner, Adrian Furnham

Psychology Culture Shock (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Incorporates over a decade of new research and material on coping with the causes and consequencs that instigate culture shock, this can occur when a person is transported from a familiar to an alien culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000158892
• Artikelnr.: 60317807

Autorenporträt

Colleen Ward, Stephen Bochner, Adrian Furnham

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Part I: The Psychology of Intercultural Contact. Introduction and
Overview: Setting the Scene. Social Systems as Inputs, Throughputs and
Outputs. Culture Contact within and between Societies. Intercultural
Contact: Processes and Outcomes. Groups in Intercultural Contact.
Dimensions of Intercultural Contact. Outcomes of Contact. Theoretical
Perspectives on Intercultural Contact. Intercultural Contact and
Adaptation. A Model of the Acculturation Process. Chapter Summary. Part II:
Theoretical Approaches to Culture Shock. Culture Learning. Social
Interaction. The Social Psychology of the Cross-cultural Encounter.
Cross-cultural Differences in How People Communicate. Intercultural
Communication Theory: Integrating the Communication Elements. Social
Relations in Multicultural Societies. Cross-cultural Transition and Social
Difficulty. Chapter Summary. Stress, Coping and Adjustment. The Stress and
Coping Framework. Factors Affecting Stress, Coping and Adjustment. Social
Identification Theories. Theoretical Perspectives. Identity, Acculturation
and Intercultural Contact. Intergroup Perceptions and Relations. Social
Identification Theories and Multicultural Ideology. Chapter Summary. Part
III: Varieties of Culture Travellers. Tourists. The Tourist Experience.
Tourism and Intercultural Contact. Chapter Summary. Sojourners:
International Students. Historical Perspectives. Empirical Research on
Student Sojourners. Chapter Summary. Sojourners: International Business
People. Cultural Distance, Work Performance and Adaptation of Business
Sojourners. Expatriate Adjustment. Women in International Management.
Repatriation and Inpatriation. Chapter Summary. Immigrants. Social and
Political Influences on Immigrant Acculturation. Migrant Adaptation.
Perspectives on Immigrant Youth. Chapter Summary. Refugees. Refugee Status
and Mental Health. Pre- and Post-Migration Experiences and Adjustment over
Time. Stress, Coping and Adjustment. Acculturation, Identity and
Intercultural Relations. Chapter Summary. Part IV: Applications and
Conclusions. Culture Training. Training Principles, Issues and Aims.
Cross-cultural Preparation in Historical Perspective. Sojourner Training.
Training for Multicultural Living. Chapter Summary. Conclusion. The ABCs of
Culture Shock. Intercultural Interactions: Then and Now. The Future. Final
Remarks. References.