The document discusses culture shock and outlines its five stages: honeymoon, distress, re-integration, autonomy, and independence. It then provides brief examples of cultural differences such as food preferences in America versus Burma. The document also notes that some Burmese women wear neck rings as a sign of beauty, though opinions differ on the original purpose of this practice. It concludes by listing sources for further information.
8. The impact of moving from a familiar culture to
one which is unfamiliar…
9. Culture shock can be
broken down into five
stages:
1.The “honeymoon” stage;
2.The “distress” stage;
3.The “re-integration”
stage;
4.The “autonomy” stage;
5.The “independence”
stage.
32. Some people believe women
originally wore the rings to
protect themselves from tiger
bites - other people think
they were designed to make
them unattractive so they
were less likely to be taken
into slavery