Susan, from California, arrived in Saudi Arabia and immediately noticed that the way Saudi men treat women is vastly different than the way men in the United States treat women. Susan was feeling uncomfortable and disoriented because she was experiencing

A. culture shock.
B. ethnocentrism.
C. reverse assimilation.
D. acculturation.
E. gender equality.


A. culture shock.

Because a culture is made up of so many nuances, visitors to another culture may experience culture shock, the feelings of discomfort and disorientation associated with being in an unfamiliar culture.

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