Abstract
Culture shock is very much related to the situation where someone living in a new environment experiences worries and uncertainties of excessive feelings and thoughts. In University of Singaperbangsa Karawang (UNSIKA), the presence of culture shock is very apparent among students. This condition is not only motivated by the status of UNSIKA as a State University in Karawang area, but also because the position of Karawang City located on the border of the Capital City, in which it is the center of Metropolitan life. Thus, this situation may affect the social conditions of the community which is later formed a culture shock. There are a big number of students who come to study at UNSIKA from various regions, including outside Java Island. This condition makes culture shock experienced by students at UNSIKA at varying stages.
Highlights
Culture Shock is one of the challenges that cannot be avoided by every individual when living in a new environment
This study employed a descriptive method by making use of questionnaires or google Forms distributed to measure the level of culture shock experienced by University of Singaperbangsa Karawang (UNSIKA) students by linking the causes of culture shock experienced by the respondents based on Winkelmen's theory
AND DISCUSSIONS Like a newcomer who visits a new place with a culture and environment that is completely new and different from the previous environment, culture shock becomes a challenge that cannot be avoided by overseas students
Summary
Culture Shock is one of the challenges that cannot be avoided by every individual when living in a new environment. A study conducted by Oberg (1960), entitled Culture Shock: Adjustment to New Cultural Environments, states that culture shock arises because of anxiety as a result of the loss of all signs and symbols that have become a habit or commonly used among the community in everyday relationships. Every human being has habits that describe their interaction with their social environment These habits are formed due to external influences, such as living habits, or self-habituation brought from one's origin, cultural background, geographical conditions of the home environment, new place or environment, and the development of the times (Ward, Bochner & Furnham, 2020).
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