The Transitional Experience: An Alternative View of Culture Shock.

Adler, Peter S.

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Transitional Experience: An Alternative View of Culture Shock

Adler, Peter S.

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 15, 4, 13-23, F 75

This article contended that the problems and frustrations encountered in the culture shock process are important to an understanding of change and movement experiences, and that such transitional experiences can be the source of higher levels of personality development. (Author/RK)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Isolation, Culture Contact, Humanism, Models, Personality Development

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