A young adult woman who was born in Central America and spoke only Spanish emigrated to the United States and lived with Spanish-speaking cousins. This young woman enrolled in a local college
After graduation, she married and later gave birth to a child. Which of the following would MOST likely have been a cultural crisis for this young woman? a. attending college and speaking English
b. getting married and the relationship
c. living with her cousins
d. having her first child
A
Attending college and speaking English would most likely cause the woman to experience a cultural crisis because she was originally from Central America and spoke only Spanish. By definition a cultural crisis is a situation where a person experiences culture shock in the process of adapting or adjusting to a new culture.
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