Cultural Shock as One of the Factors of Adaptation and Readaptation the Migrants to the New Sociocultural Environment

Authors

  • I. V. Tarasyuk Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University

Keywords:

sociocultural adaptation cultural shock individual and psycholo-gical peculiarities of the personality cultural distance supererogatory migration forced migration he mirror effect of the cultural shock

Abstract

In the article the examples and analysis of the factors of influence and complications of adaptation of migrations to the new sociocultural environment are given. There are also the categories presented, which influence the intensity and the duration of the cultural shock – effect.

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2011-04-18

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How to Cite

Tarasyuk, I. V. (2011). Cultural Shock as One of the Factors of Adaptation and Readaptation the Migrants to the New Sociocultural Environment. Psychological Prospects Journal, 17, 232-240. https://psychoprospects.vnu.edu.ua/index.php/psychoprospects/article/view/536

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