alleryStart learning →A traveler who feels disoriented and frustrated by an unfamiliar way of life is going through what?
ACulture shock
BCulture lag
CXenocentrism
DSocial control
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Culture shock
1. New food, new schedules and new etiquette pile up quickly on a traveler.
2. The disorientation and frustration that follow are called culture shock.
3. It fades as the newcomer learns the folkways and moves through daily routines more smoothly.
4. Culture lag is about material culture outrunning ideas, not about a traveler's discomfort.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 3.1 What Is Culture?_
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