Abstract
This study examines the intercultural adaptation experience of US expatriates in Singapore, drawing mainly on Kim’s (2001) theory of cross-cultural adaptation and Berry’s (1989, 1994) theory of acculturation. Three key dimensions of Kim’s theory are used to analyse the sojourning experiences of 20 expatriates in Singapore: host social communication, ethnic social communication and environment. A total of 20 US expatriates in Singapore and five Singaporeans were interviewed to reveal partial support of the two theories of study. The emergence of a “white privilege” syndrome explains the distinct departure in the cross-cultural adaptation process of the US expatriates from common assumptions in the adaptation and acculturation theories of Kim (2001) and Berry (1989, 1994).
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