Maria's family unexpectedly had to move to a new country. She feels confused and overwhelmed by the differences she sees in the way people interact and communicate with each other. She starts at her new school in a week, and feels that she won't be able
to learn enough about the host culture before then. Maria is most likely experiencing what common phenomenon?
A) Enculturation
B) Globalization
C) Cultural Disorientation
D) Cultural Confusion
Answer: C
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a. Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142). b. Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-457). c. PL 101-476, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (commonly known as IDEA. d. Americans With Disabilities Act (PL 101-336).
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A. pragmatics; syntax B. phonology; semantics C. syntax; morphology D. semantics; pragmatics