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cultural adaptation

Since 2021, aggregated from related topics

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    Cultural adaptation is a research area that focuses on how individuals or groups modify their behaviors, beliefs, values, and practices to align with the cultural norms and expectations of a new or different cultural context. This field of study explores how individuals navigate and adjust to unfamiliar cultural environments, and the impact of cultural adaptation on psychological, social, and emotional well-being. Researchers in this area may also investigate factors that influence successful cultural adaptation, such as social support, language proficiency, cross-cultural communication skills, and cultural sensitivity. Cultural adaptation research is multidisciplinary, drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, communication studies, and other fields to understand how individuals and communities adapt to new cultural settings.

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