Survival Kit for Overseas Living
eBook - ePub

Survival Kit for Overseas Living

For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Survival Kit for Overseas Living

For Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad

About this book

For over twenty years, travelers seeking exciting and rewarding adventures abroad have looked to Bob Kohls for advice and have made Survival Kit for Overseas Living one of the most popular books ever published on crossing cultures, buying over 300, 000 copies. With this new edition, sojourners about to set out to live or work overseas will soon discover why Kohls' experience and wisdom have stood the test of time. Kohls' penetrating insights and practical strategies on how to avoid stereotypes, how to explore the mysteries of culture, and how values and different ways of thinking influence behavior make this an indispensable guide. To bridge the cultural divide—whether traveling alone or with a family, for business or education, whether staying a month or a lifetime—pack this guide first!

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 So You’re Going Overseas
  9. 2 Others Have Gone Before
  10. 3 The Stereotyped American
  11. 4 The Ugly American
  12. 5 Primitivism Reconsidered
  13. 6 Culture Defined
  14. 7 Comparing and Contrasting Cultures
  15. 8 What Makes an American?
  16. 9 To See Ourselves
  17. 10 Traveling by Objectives
  18. 11 On Becoming a Foreigner
  19. 12 A Strategy for Strangers
  20. 13 Know Thy Host Country
  21. 14 Let’s Play Q and A
  22. 15 Speaking of Learning the Language
  23. 16 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty
  24. 17 A Handy Guide to Intercultural Communication
  25. 18 Culture Shock: Occupational Hazard of Overseas Living
  26. 19 Responding to Culture Shock
  27. 20 Skills that Make a Difference
  28. 21 Husbands, Wives, and Children
  29. 22 Minding Other People’s Business
  30. 23 The Challenge
  31. Postscript 1: So You’re Coming Back Home?
  32. Postscript 2: Jaunts and Junkets
  33. Appendices
  34. About the Author
  35. Footnotes