Culture Shock in China cs en the author reflects on the different stages of the culture shock she experienced when moving to China. Assumption

Disintegration stage

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  Doubts actually arise
  
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  Uncertainty, disappointment, alienation dominates
  
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  Often a feeling of the inadequacy
  
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  Strong sense of guilt when misunderstandings arise
  
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  External view: Affiliation to the group
  
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  Interior view: Acceptance is missing
  
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  Less tolerance of the social environment
  

Reintegration Stage

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  Annoyance in relation to the social environment
  
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  Tendencies to stereotyping and generalisation
  
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  Refusal of the guest culture
  
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  Ignore the differences and similarities between the guest culture and the own culture
  
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  Take a “defending position”
  

Autonomy stage

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  More objective sight on the situation
  
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  A new perception of the strange culture and the own « I » arises
  
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  A new feeling: Now I understand it!
  
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  Self-assertion turns back
  
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  New found liberty can be enjoyed