culture shock
culture shock A term coined in the 1960s to refer to an occupational disease suffered by those suddenly immersed in a culture very different to their own. The term generally implies a negative reaction (physical, cognitive, and psychological) to moving within or between societies, but some authors have suggested it may have benefits for the individual concerned. Those who become partially, or fully, immersed in a new culture may suffer return culture shock when re-entering their own society.
More From encyclopedia.com
Cultural Pluralism , cultural pluralism See MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY.
cultural pluralism Ruth Benedict , Benedict, Ruth
Benedict, Ruth
Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887–1948), originator of the configurational approach to culture, was a mature woman when she en… Culture Area , Culture areas are geographical territories in which characteristic culture patterns are recognizable through repeated associations of specific traits… Cultural Relativism , Cultural Relativism
BIBLIOGRAPHY
More than a century of ethnographic research profoundly supports the theory of cultural relativity, the theory that… Cultural Anthropology , Cultural anthropology emerged as an area of study following the era of European exploration, when the full diversity of human experience became globa… Ralph Linton , Linton, Ralph
Linton, Ralph
Ralph Lin ton (1893–1953), American cultural anthropologist, was one of the major contributors to the reconstruction of a…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
culture shock