首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabula
[originaltext] The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabula
游客
2023-09-17
16
管理
问题
The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that immersion in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Peace Corps volunteers suffer from it in Borneo or Brazil. Macro Polo probably suffered from it in China. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where "yes" may mean "no", where a "fixed price" is negotiable, where laughter may signify anger. It is what happens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and replaced by new ones that are strange or incomprehensible.
The culture shock phenomenon explains much of the bewilderment, frustration, and disorientation that plagues people in their dealing with other societies. It causes a breakdown in communication, a misunderstanding of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious disease—future shock. Future shock is the frightening disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most serious disease of tomorrow.
Future shock is a time phenomenon, a product of the greatly accelerated rate of change in society. It arises from the imposition of a new culture on an old one. It is culture shock in one’s own society. But its impact is far worse. For the traveler can at last turn back to his own familiar culture, but the victim of future shock can not.
选项
A、The frustration bought on by inability of people.
B、The earlier arrival of the future.
C、The disorientation caused by reality.
D、The widespread disease prevailing in the world.
答案
B
解析
What is the cause of future shock?
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3020550.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridge
[originaltext]WhenJohnMilton,writerofParadiseLost,enteredCambridge
[originaltext]M:We’llcontinuewiththeworkofinvestigation.Laura,anident
[originaltext]M:Mm,it’snotabedsizableroom,isit?W:Oh,it’sgreat!It’
[originaltext]M:Mm,it’snotabedsizableroom,isit?W:Oh,it’sgreat!It’
[originaltext]M:Mm,it’snotabedsizableroom,isit?W:Oh,it’sgreat!It’
[originaltext]W:Ithinkifyouwanttogetsomeexcitementinyourlifeyouou
[originaltext]W:Ithinkifyouwanttogetsomeexcitementinyourlifeyouou
[originaltext]W:OurPresident,sinceleavingofficefiveyearsago,hasspent
[originaltext]W:OurPresident,sinceleavingofficefiveyearsago,hasspent
随机试题
[originaltext]Intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theUnitedStatesmademo
Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:researcha
Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheopeningofthe2010WorldExpoinShan
Shouldstudentswhostudyaforeignlanguageandculturespendaperiodofti
下列关于协议转让并购退出方式的说法,错误的是()A.并购退出是股权投资基金的重
苯丙素类化合物的基本母核有一个或几个A:C6-C1B:C6-C2C:C6-C
新生儿寒冷损伤综合征复温原则是A.逐步升温,循序渐进 B.供给足够水量,缓慢升
在常温下(摄氏20度时)100克水最多可溶解36克食盐,某实验室保持20℃,有一
气质是心理活动表现在动力性质方面的心理特征,所谓动力特征是指( )A.心理活动
根据《关于进一步加强涉及自然保护区开发建设活动监督管理的通知》,下列说法中,不符
最新回复
(
0
)