Culture shock and multiculturalism : reclaiming a useful model from the religious realm / by Edward Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, Edward, 1980-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture shock.

Multiculturalism--Religious aspects.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Other Title:

Reclaiming a useful model from the religious realm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It used to be widely accepted amongst anthropologists that when they conducted fieldwork with foreign cultures they experienced something called 'culture shock.' This book will argue that 'culture shock' is a useful model for understanding an important part of human experience. However, in its most widely-known form, the stage model, 'culture shock' has been heavily influenced by the same anti-science, latter-day religiosity that has become so influential more broadly: Multiculturalism. This...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF NAMES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-248) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-43661-2

9786613436610

1-4438-3557-9

OCLC:

827209222