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Cultural anthropology

the anxiety and disorientation that come from losing familiar signs and cues of social interaction in a new culture.

In cultural anthropology, culture shock refers to the anxiety and disorientation that come from losing familiar signs and cues of social interaction in a new culture. This meaning comes from Oberg (1960) in Practical Anthropology.[1]

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References

Oberg, K. (1960). Cultural Shock: Adjustment to New Cultural Environments. Practical Anthropology, os-7(4), 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1177/009182966000700405

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