Survival Kit for Overseas Living
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ISBN: 978-1-85788-292-6
For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad
L. Robert Kohls
Paperback - 208 pp. More details...
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Product Details
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With over 300,000 copies in print, Survival Kit for Overseas Living: For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad remains one of the most popular books ever published on an intercultural subject. This indispensable handbook provides the reader with straightforward information about the challenges of moving to a new country: culture shock, stereotyping, misperceptions, misunderstandings, and the tools needed to overcome obstacles and prepare for a rewarding and successful experience.
Readers learn how to set objectives for an overseas experience, how to become foreigners with style and understanding, how to combat culture shock, and how to prepare for and deal with reentry. Written in a fast-paced format with do-it-yourself instructions, Survival Kit for Overseas Living is ideal for everyone, from businesspeople moving to Japan to college students visiting Europe for the first time.
"Relocating overseas? Don’t leave without this guide. Kohls’ straightforward, clearly organized strategies for adaptation and acceptance provide accessible, eye-opening help for both seasoned and inexperienced expatriates."
—Soundview Executive Book Summaries “New and Notable” August 2001
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 So You're Going Overseas
2 Others Have Gone Before
3 The Stereotyped American
4 The Ugly American
5 Primitivism Reconsidered
6 Culture Defined
7 Comparing and Contrasting Cultures
8 What Makes an American?
9 To See Ourselves
10 Traveling by Objectives
11 On Becoming a Foreigner
12 A Strategy for Strangers
13 Know Thy Host Country
14 Let's Play Q&A
15 Speaking of Learning the Language
16 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty
17 A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication
18 Culture Shock: Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living
19 Responding to Culture Shock
20 Skills that Make a Difference
21 Husbands, Wives, and Children
22 Minding Other People's Business
23 The Challenge
Postscript 1: So You're Coming Back Home?
Postscript 2: Jaunts and Junkets
Appendices
A. The Kluckhohn Model
B. Information-Gathering Checklist about Your Host Country
C. A Human Profile
D. Logistics Checklist
E. Additional Resources
F. Template for Gathering Information about Doing Business in Your Country of Assignment
About the Author
About the Author
L. Robert Kohls is also the author of Learning to Think Korean and coauthor of two other titles, Developing Intercultural Awareness, with John Knight, and Training Know How for Cross-Cultural and Diversity Trainers with Herb Brussow.
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