Capital in Adaptation to Culture Shock in Overseas Students of Muhammadiyah University Surakarta

Abstract

The existence of cultural differences in an area causes the phenomenon of culture shock. Capital becomes a person's need to carry out activities in an area or arena that has a different background in order to adapt. This study aims to find out how forms of capital adapt to culture shock in overseas students at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. This research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive approach using case studies. The data collection method uses the Multiple Source of Evidence principle, by conducting in-depth interviews and participant observation of several students who experience culture shock. The results of the study show that there are three aspects of social capital that help to adapt to the environment of overseas students at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. These three aspects are Ability to communicate, Socialization ability into culture, and Solidarity. These three aspects come from the cultural capital found in overseas students at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in meeting the needs of culture shock adaptation in Solo.