Culture Shock ResourcesBe prepared - highly recommended Resources
The culture shock resources below shall help you to lessen the impact of culture shock when taking on your expatriate assignment. Expats moving to different parts of the world know the feeling. Culture Shock can hit really hard! But you can lessen the impact if you are prepared, know what to expect and learn about the cultural differences. The books on my culture shock resources listing are great general readings to learn how people in different cultures react and how their own culture affects their behavior. They give a very useful insight in the topic of intercultural communication.
What is Culture Shock? - Read my Culture Shock Guide here These culture shock resources helped me a lot to understand better the different cultural cues I encountered when moving abroad. They in fact created a better awareness towards my own culture too and made me realize which values I appreciate and how I can learn new ways of interacting with people from other countries. Read about my Culture Shock Experiences here.
Intercultural Communication and Culture Shock ResourcesThese are some of my favorite books on communication between different cultures:Axtell, Roger E.: Gestures: The Do’s and Taboos of Body Language Around the World. Wiley 2005. Catalogue of gestures used in over 80 countries around the world. Hall, Edward T.: The Hidden Dimension. Anchor 1990. Distance and space in cross-cultural context are explained in this valuable book Hall, Edward T.: Beyond Culture. Anchor 1989. Internalized cultural cues which define us are explained in varied context Hall, Edward T.: The Silent Language. Anchor 1990. In this book Hall reflects on the concepts of space and time which play a huge part in nonverbal communication and define our relationship to another in a silent way. Hofstede, Geert: Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. McGraw Hill 2004. This book is based on a research project of different 70 countries across the globe and gives insight in the basics of cultural differences. Hofstede, Geert/Pedersen, Paul: Exploring Culture. Intercultural Press 2002. Explanations and practical advice on putting Hofstede’s five values into action. Last but not least the classic reader in intercultural communication which was first published in 1972 and is now revised and reprinted several times. A great collection of the most valuable articles on intercultural communication is this book when you want to get in depth with this subject: Samovar, Larry A. /Porter, Richard E./McDaniel, Edwin R.: Intercultural Communication: A Reader. Wadsworth 2008
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