| Description |
xx, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Psychology of intercultural contact. Introduction and overview ; Intercultural contact : processes and outcomes ; Motives and definitions : reasons for, and consequences of, geographic movement -- Varieties of culture travellers. Mental health and migration ; Psychology of the extended sojourn : students and voluntary workers ; Psychology of the short-term visit : tourism and job transfer -- Coping with unfamiliar environments : explaining the relationship. Traditional descriptions of culture shock : negative life-events, social-support networks, value differences ; Beyond culture shock : social skills and culture-learning -- Culture learning and management. An evaluation of theories for culture shock ; Culture-training strategies |
| Analysis |
Culture shock |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [253]-284 |
| Subject |
Culture shock.
|
|
Anthropology, Cultural.
|
|
Culture.
|
| Author |
Bochner, Stephen.
|
| LC no. |
86008376 |
| ISBN |
0415045231 (paperback) |
|
0416366708 |
|
0416366805 (paperback) |
|
