The Psychology of Culture Shock
- ISBN-10
- 0415162351
- ISBN-13
- 9780415162357
- Category
- Culture conflict
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Adrian Furnham, Colleen A. Ward, Stephen Bochner
Description
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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