Shocking the Cultureless: the Crucial Role of Culture Shock in Racial Identity Transformation

Through a new perspective on culture shock that includes issues of dominance and identity, a broader theoretical framework for identity transformation is discussed. It is argued that the experience of culture shock, through either a cognitive or physical separation from the dominant culture is crucial to the abandonment of a dominant racial identity and transformation to a new non-dominant racial identity. By connecting theories on racial identity formation, social-dominance and culture shock, a wider ranging framework for racial identity transformation is created. The article concludes with a personal narrative of the author’s personal experiences that exemplify the perspectives.

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