Kalervo Oberg’s scientific contributions

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Cultural Shock: Adjustment to New Cultural Environments
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July 1960

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Practical Anthropology

Kalervo Oberg

Culture shock tends to be an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own symptoms, cause, and cure. Many missionaries have suffered from it. Some never recovered, and left their field. Some live in a constant state of such shock. Many recover beautifully. As will be clear from the implications of Dr. Oberg's article, the state of culture shock in which a Christian lives will have great bearing on his temperament and witness.

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... Many researchers studying cross-cultural interactions have focused on the process of acculturation which progresses from excitement and culture shock upon entering a new culture to eventual acceptance of the host environment and the ability to function effectively within it (Oberg, 1960). Studies have shown that positive contact between minority and majority group members can reduce prejudice over time (Allport, 1954) and enhance intercultural competence in the long term (Meleady et al., 2021). ...

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Exploring cultural disfluencies and negotiation strategies adopted by minority-group members in Japanese work settings
Cultural Shock: Adjustment to New Cultural Environments
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  • July 1960

Practical Anthropology

Kalervo Oberg