CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE USA
We're going to talk about what Language , Travel and Culture represent when transferred to another land in the person of an " international student." Let's take a look at a " foreign student " as the " stranger " in a country that becomes his temporary domicile, but which was not the locus of his socialization. Also, let's look at the coping and the adaptation process as one that will naturally force the " stranger " into being at odds with the host culture for: a) the stranger is to some extent expected to conform to the norms of the host culture; b) because the stranger's socialization stems from another culture, conformity to a new pttern may prove disturbing. c) because the stranger occupies a unique role in the host culture, he can enjoy a certain exemption from conformity, and even a certain freedom of aggression against norms. This aggression , as a result...
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