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Noun Concept
Categories: Cross-cultural psychology, Anthropology, All articles with self-published sources, Articles with short description, Sociology of culture
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culture shock  cultural barrier  Cultural schock  cultural shock  Culture-collision
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A condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes WordNet 3.0
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A condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply transition to another type of life. Wikipedia
Feeling of anxiety when operating within a different culture. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Experience one may have when moving to a cultural environment which is different from one's own Wikidata
A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment. Wiktionary
State of anxious confusion. Wiktionary (translation)
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Having grown up in rural Arkansas, I experienced tremendous culture shock on moving to Harlem. Wiktionary
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