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A 3 page paper that discusses reverse culture shock, which can happen when a person who has worked overseas may feel when they return home. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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(or just living) in another country. People expect to experience some degree of culture shock when they leave the U.S. to live abroad. This is true even if one lives
in a country that speaks the "same language, i.e., English. While working and living in another country, individuals become homesick. They miss their family and friends. They adjust to their
new surroundings and the new people they meet and work with. If they like the country, they will soon develop friends and enjoy the experiences. In spite of their homesickness,
they may be excited to see new sights and experience the different culture. Still, many cannot wait to return. Expatriates seldom expect to experience culture shock when they repatriate. In
fact, the culture shock may be even more intense because they were not expecting it. Expatriates are psychologically prepared for the culture shock when then leave home but they just
do not expect it when they return. This is one of those experiences mentioned earlier. It is unexpected and you really have to experience it to understand it. After all,
the expatriates are coming home. How could they experience a culture shock when returning to their own culture. It usually happens after the initial excitement of being back home.
It happens after all the well-wishers stop ringing the phone or the doorbell (Foley, 2010). Ramsey and Schaetti stated that re-entry to ones own homeland is extremely stressful and can
be more stressful than leaving (Foley, 2010). The literature calls it re-entry shock or reverse culture shock (Scott, 2006). People become confused, frustrated and even depressed (Foley, 2010). They have
high stress levels as they try to repatriate in their own countries (Foley, 2010; Scott, 2006). Individuals who adjust successfully to their foreign country and who enjoy it have an
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