Adapting To a new culture
Living in a new country can be a challenge. Everything can be different from the language people speak to the way people behave to even different sounds and smells. This can be a lot to take in and can be overwhelming.
On this site we will show you creative ways to form your own Bicultural Finnish identity. We believe that the best way of adapting quickly and feeling comfortable in a new culture, is through humor and creative ways of incorporating the new culture into your own identity.
The Four Common Stages of Cultural Adjustment:
In 1954 anthropologist Kalervo Olberg first Conceptualised a theory about cultural adjustment, which consists out of four stages. It is empirically proven that most people go through these stages in this order. Nevertheless it must be noted that people differ on the amount of time they spend on each phase.
On this site we will show you creative ways to form your own Bicultural Finnish identity. We believe that the best way of adapting quickly and feeling comfortable in a new culture, is through humor and creative ways of incorporating the new culture into your own identity.
The Four Common Stages of Cultural Adjustment:
In 1954 anthropologist Kalervo Olberg first Conceptualised a theory about cultural adjustment, which consists out of four stages. It is empirically proven that most people go through these stages in this order. Nevertheless it must be noted that people differ on the amount of time they spend on each phase.
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