Honors Theses
Advisor
Karen Abney Korn
Department
Anthropology and International Studies
Publication Date
Spring 4-2014
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
International students, particularly students studying abroad for a limited period of time, face certain challenges in entering and adjusting to a new cultural environment. This research focuses on different acculturative stressors including language, differences in nonverbal communication, discrimination, and academic pressure. By comparing and contrasting the perspectives of various students with the researcher’s experience, this qualitative study provides insight into the lived experience of international students and the research through on-site fieldwork conducted over a year on university campuses in South Korea and Morocco. It discusses the results of the undertaken research and offers suggestions for resolving or minimizing these acculturative challenges.
Permission Statement
This item is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and may only be used for noncommercial, educational, and scholarly purposes.
Keywords
Undergraduate research
Disciplines
Anthropology | International and Area Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences
eCommons Citation
Chen, Chin Yi, "Examining Acculturative Stressors of the International Student: Following Study Abroad Students in South Korea and Morocco" (2014). Honors Theses. 16.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/uhp_theses/16
