Course Details
Country:
Italy
Institution:
Mason-Led: Florence Semester Experience at FUA
Course Title:
ulture Shock: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Course Number:
LAPYCS190
Course Description:
3 semester credits. Over the recent decades, globalization has brought about a phenomenon that has increasingly been recognized by both psychologists and anthropologists as a viable field of research: Culture Shock. Also referred to as "culture fatigue" or "role shock," culture shock refers to the reactions of travelers during their first few months in a foreign country. This course presents culture shock within the context of cross-cultural psychology and places a specific emphasis on the students' own experiences as they live and study in a foreign country. Topics explored will include the role of communication and communication norms, cultural variables, taboos and rituals, and cultural adjustment. Course projects and activities will contribute with the journalism activities of Blending, the magazine of AUF's campus press Ingorda.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
PSYC 379
