Abstract Culture shock has long been of great concern regarding the wellbeing and mental-health of international sojourners. Over the last three decades, the world has experienced rapid globalization and the introduction of various technologies which have been found to ‘buffer’ the effects of culture shock, yet the conceptualizations concerning the nature, prevalence, and effects of this phenomenon have not been explicitly modernized to suit such a contemporary social landscape. Based on an extensive literature review, particularly concerning the research conducted with international student populations, this paper offers conceptual insight on how the experience of culture shock has evolved in the present information age, and argues modern sojourner experiences are increasingly reflective of culture learning. Specifically, this paper considers exactly how technological advancements have facilitated change in the subjective experience of the psychosocial processes during a cross-cultural immersion. A foundation for future research to explore the mechanisms of culture learning theory is also contributed.

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文化学习理论与全球化：重新定义现代跨文化旅居者的文化冲击

摘要 文化冲击长期以来一直是影响国际旅居者身心健康的重要问题。在过去的三年里，世界经历了快速的全球化和各种技术的引入，这些技术被发现可以“缓冲”文化冲击的影响，但关于这种现象的性质、普遍性和影响的概念尚未明确现代化以适应这样的当代社会景观。基于广泛的文献综述，特别是关于对国际学生群体进行的研究，本文提供了关于文化冲击体验在当前信息时代如何演变的概念性见解，并认为现代旅居经历越来越多地反映了文化学习。具体来说，本文确切地考虑了技术进步如何促进跨文化沉浸期间心理社会过程的主观体验的变化。也为未来探索文化学习理论机制的研究奠定了基础。