Justin Spent a Year Abroad in Shanghai, China

Multiple Choice

Justin spent a year abroad in Shanghai, China. After about 5 to 6 months, he found that through hard work, he was able to engage effectively with the host culture, develop strategies to cope with the psychological stress of being in a new environment, and shift his identity so he could connect with his new friends in China as well as the friend who was from the United States also living in China. Justin's experience illustrates

A) culture shock.
B) intercultural transformation.
C) deculturation.
D) separation.