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What is Culture Shock? What is the difference between culture shock and a culturally stressful event? How do you know if you are experiencing culture shock? What are the symptoms? What are the stages?
Join us this episode with repeat guests Stephen and Jennie Jones. As we work through Stephen´s book Transitions Across Cultures and his Cross Cultural Transition Handbook. the lessons are getting more and more applicable as Stephen and Jennie work through their own transition to Berlin, Germany with Envision Berlin.
The challenges of culture shock are real! Be sure to check out some of the additional resources in the show notes.
Resources from this episode:
Stephen’s book Transitions Across Cultures: Bookshop.org or Amazon
Videos and other resources for transitions: traxcultures.com
Books from a collection of some of Stephen and Jennie’s favorite Intercultural publishers
Follow Stephen and Jennie on Instagram: @thejonesesinberlin
Visit liminal edges on Instagram: @liminal_edges
Blog posts from Stephen at iamintercultural.com
Contact I Am Intercultural about customizing the Cross-Cultural Transitions Handbook for your cross-cultural ministry organization.
Join the conversation on Discord
Email us at [email protected]
William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes. 2nd. Ed. 2004
Furnam, A. (2019). Culture Shock: A Review of Literature for Practitioners, Psychology, 10,
Kohls, Robert L. (2001) Survival Kit for Overseas Living . 4th ed
Lucas, J. (2009) Over-stressed, Overwhelmed, and Over Here: Resident Directors and the Challenges of Student Mental Health Abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad
Paige, et. al (2006) Maximizing Study Abroad
Ward, C. Bochner, S., and Furnham, A. (2001) The Psychology of Culture Shock. 2nd. Ed
About the host and guests:
Bio from Stephen
Bio from Jennie
Bio from Mike
Credits:
Regular Theme music by Mike Picconatto
Unterwegs is recorded and produced in a partnership with Envision Berlin
Cover art: Rachel Norton
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