Goldstein says that culture shock is misunderstood—even down to how the term itself originated. Though many attribute the term to Kalervo Oberg, a Canadian anthropologist who began using the ...

The term Culture Shock was coined by the world-renowned anthropologist Kalervo Oberg in the 1950s. According to this anthropologist, "culture shock is precipitated by the anxiety that results from ...

Canadian anthropologist Kalervo Oberg probably would characterize my plunge into the Sunshine State as “The Honeymoon Stage” of culture shock. All I know is that upon my return to Connecticut ...

There are four stages of cultural adjustment, which were originally conceptualized by anthropologist Kalervo ... shock, whether it's positive or negative, we experience what Oberg called the ...

Here’s something you didn’t know: The concept of “culture shock” has its roots off northern Vancouver Island. The term was popularized by the late anthropologist Kalervo Oberg, who was ...

In the late 1940s, while anthropologist Dr Kalervo Oberg was researching ... anyone suddenly transplanted abroad. Oberg coined the term “culture shock” to explain the phenomenon: an anxiety ...

I am in culture shock. This is not just a cliché. It’s a psychological state, studied by academics around the world. Catherine Porter is a former columnist and feature writer for the Toronto Star.