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Understanding Intercultural Transitions



  • Understand the complexity of cultural transitions.
  • Identify four types of migrant groups.
  • Define and describe the occurrence of culture shock.
  • Define cultural adaptation.
  • Explain the four models of cultural adaptation.
  • Discuss the role of communication in the process of cultural adaptation.
  • Identify individual characteristics that may influence how one adapts.
  • Describe how the adaptation process is influenced by context elements.
  • List outcomes of the adaptation process.
  • Explain how different approaches to adaptation are related to cultural identity.
  • Describe the reentry process and how it differs from adaptation to a "host" culture.
  • Discuss the effect on the identity of living on the border and making multiple returns.







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