The feelings of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by an individual attempting to understand or effectively adapt to a different cultural group because of differ-ences in practice, values, and beliefs is called:
1. Ethnocentrism
2. Cultural conflict
3. Cultural imposition
4. Cultural shock
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Culture shock is the feeling of helplessness, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by an individual attempting to understand or effectively adapt to a cultural group whose beliefs and values are radically different from the individual's culture.
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