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Beyond the home/host culture dichotomy: Alternative approaches to cross-cultural adaptation

Sun, November 15, 11:00am to 12:15pm, Hilton Chicago, Floor: Third Floor, PDR 5

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

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This session addresses alternative approaches to the process of cross-cultural adaptation, examining it as a site of complex dynamics, unrest, and resistance. Researchers examine the role of new media in acculturation when identities are influx. The influence of multicultural social support systems on adaptation is explored through ethnography. A cultural performance analysis model and a phenomenological approach to adjustment challenge traditional conceptualizations. Finally, a personal narrative utilizing internal exploration will turn the adaptation lens inward.

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