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Landing abroad, a visitor is knocked sideways by differences she never expected. That reaction is:
ACultural bias
BCulture shock
CCultural lag
DCultural drift
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Culture shock
1. The differences came as a surprise.
2. It can strike even in one's own country.
3. It is culture shock.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e, Chapter 3, Culture._
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