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'''[[w:Culture shock]]''' is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments also a simple travel to another type of life.
'''[[w:Culture shock]]''' is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments also a simple travel to another type of life.


'''[[w:Low context culture]]''' and the contrasting '''[[w:high context culture]]''' are terms presented by the anthropologist '''[[w:Edward T. Hall]]''' in his '''book Beyond Culture'''. Low context culture refers to a culture’s tendency not to cater towards in-groups. An "in-group" is defined by the authors as being a discrete group having similar experiences and expectations, from which, in turn, inferences are drawn. Low context cultures, such as Germany or the United States make much less extensive use of such similar experiences and expectations to communicate. Much more is explained through words, instead of the context. ( Wikipedia )
'''[[w:Low context culture]]''' and the contrasting '''[[w:high context culture]]''' are terms presented by the anthropologist [[w:Edward T. Hall]] in his book Beyond Culture.


[[w:Edward T. Hall]] was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher ( rip 2009 ) who is considered the the father of intercultural studies. ( see '''[[w:Intercultural communication]]''' for more information)
:::'''''Low context culture''''' refers to a culture’s '''''tendency not to cater towards in-groups'''''. An "in-group" is defined by the authors as being a discrete group having similar experiences and expectations, from which, in turn, inferences are drawn. Low context cultures, such as Germany or the United States make much less extensive use of such similar experiences and expectations to communicate. Much more is explained through words, instead of the context. ( Wikipedia )
 
:::[[w:Edward T. Hall]] was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher ( rip 2009 ) who is considered the the father of intercultural studies. ( see '''[[w:Intercultural communication]]''' for more information)


=== Competence ===
=== Competence ===