While vacationing in Great Britain an American discover that the British drive on the "Wrong" side of the road are critical of his United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores He feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ?

Correct answer: D. culture shock

  • A. xenocentrism
  • B. the Hawthorne effects
  • C. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  • D. culture shock

Explanation

Culture shock is the disorientation experienced when familiar norms, language patterns and practices are replaced by unfamiliar ones. Different driving rules, attitudes toward his accent and currency practices create that reaction.

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