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Benyamin Lee Whorf one of Sapirs students, norms (norma) and linguistics
pattern. According to him the way people see the world is reflected by the
The woman misinterpretation caused her angry reaction and his confusion.
Ethnocentrism.
Concerning relationships between children and parent, people from different
culture may have some misunderstanding (salah paham)
Stereotypes and Prejudice. (2.7)
Sometimes negative reactions are not caused by actual interaction but by fixed,
preconceived beliefs we have about other people.
CULTURAL ADJUSMENT (2.13)
Cultural Shock
Culture shock happens to people who suddenly find themselves in a new culture.
They may be worried or anxious (cemas, gelisah) because they do not speak the
language or very, well, they do not know the customs, they do not
understanding the people behavior in daily life.
Housing, transportation, shopping and language. Mental fatigue results from
continuous effort to cope with foreign language
The Adjusment Process.
Newcomers sometimes feels that they do not belong to that culture, and as a
result they may feel alienated (menjauhkan diri) from the native members of the
culture.
The Re-entry Process.
1.Acceptances and integration.
2.Return Anxiety. There may be confusion anpain about emotional about living
3.Return honeymoon , Immediately upun arrival in country, there is generally a
great
Of excitement.
4. Re-entry Shock, Family and friends may not understand or appreciate what
the traveler has experienced.
5. Re-Integration The former traveler become fully involved with friends.
6. Family and activities and feels home once again and fully integrated in the
society.
Individual Reaction.
When visitors have relatives (sanak, family) in the new culture or speak the
foreign language fluently, they may not experience all the effect of culture shock
and isolation.
Members of different circles in the same activity (our friends from the office
may never meet our
Friends from the sports clubs). Expression such as office mate and tennis
partner
B.MOBILITY & FRIENSHIP
AMERICANs are geographically mobile. They move from one place to another,
and learn to
Develop friendship quickly and easily. Approximately one out of every five
Americans families
(20%) move every years. Students who attend two or more universities during
undergraduate,
Graduate and post graduate years may change their circles of friends several.
C. INSTANT FRIENSHIP
An example of an instant friendship is when two people become quite, but
there is no strong
Bond between them.
D. MALE (PRIA) & FEMALE (WANITA) RELATIONSHIP.
In the USA men and women socialize or mix relatively freely and develop a
variety of relationship.
Married men and women sometimes consider each other best friends as well
as spouse (suami,
Istri.)
E. INTERCULTURE FRIENSHIP.
Intercultural friendship happens when people move to other countries and will
meet different
Languages and different place.
Im going to.
I thought I,d .
Id like to ..
OK, If I .
Anybody mind if I ..
Is it all right if I ..
Would it be OK if I .. ?
Would you mind if I . ?
I wonder if I could possibly ?
I hope you dont mind, but would it bcant any objection
possible for me to ..?
Giving Permission :
Here some expression that can be used to give permission
That seems perfectly acceptable
I cant see any objection.
Yes certainly
Of course
Yes certainly you can
By all means
Yes all means
Sure
OK/Fine/Allright
Go ahead
Of course you can
Yes, why not ?