Which individual is most likely to experience acculturative stress?
a) Joie, who has moved from New York to Boston
b) Oladipo, who has moved from Nigeria to the United States
c) Mary, who is switching jobs from manufacturing to the service industry
d) Min-Shek, who is leaving home for the first time to attend the state college 100 miles
away
ANS: B, Acculturative stress occurs when someone must adapt to a dominant or majority culture different from one's own.
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