Cultural Reintegration

What is Culture
shock?

Culture Shock
The experience of being separated from
family and friends.
*The experience of being separated from familiar

environments
The experience of being separated from familiar routines

Culture Shock Stages

The Oberg U curve
Honeymoon

Culture shock

Integration

Adaptation

Reverse Culture Shock

Repatriation

Repatriation: Problems

Same home
Same neighbourhood
Same office
Same colleagues
Same prices
Familiar culture

Repatriation: Problems
Your expectations have changed:
Different life

style

Different life experience

Different ambitions

Different work experience

Reverse Culture Shock Stages

Honeymoon

Culture shock

Integration

Adaptation

Honeymoon

1. So nice to be home
2. So nice to be with your family
3. Noticing changes
4. Awareness you have matured.

Reverse Culture Shock Stages

Honeymoon

Culture shock

Integration

Adaptation

Culture Shock
1. Feeling taken for granted
2. No assistance
3. No interest in your experience
4. Your friends haven't changed
5. Minority status in your own country

Reverse Culture Shock Stages

Honeymoon

Culture shock

Integration

Adaptation

Adaptation
1. Balance
2. Routines re-established/ new routines established

3. Less anxiety and doubt

4. Objective judgement of experience

Reverse Culture Shock Stages

Honeymoon

Culture shock

Integration

Adaptation

Reverse Culture Shock

Stages
Honeymoon

Integration

What stage are you at?

Culture shock

Adaptation

How to Minimise
Cultural Shock?

Career plans

Find out about changing conditions at home

Validate overseas experience write about it, lectures,

journalism, mentoring, overseas advice website

Mentor others use your skills

Identify a personal

mentor

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