In acculturation, which stage involves students getting comfortable with the new culture but may feel at odds and homesick?

In acculturation, which stage involves students getting comfortable with the new culture but may feel at odds and homesick?

• A. Hostility Stage
• B. Honeymoon Stage
• C. Integration Stage
• D. Readjustment Stage

Answer: (A)

The stage being tested is the one where learners are beginning to settle into the new culture but still feel unsettled and homesick. This is the point after the initial excitement of arrival, when students start to notice real differences in language, norms, and daily life. They become more comfortable with many aspects of the new culture, yet they may feel out of place, frustrated, and missing home. This combination—growing familiarity paired with lingering discomfort—describes the typical culture-shock/hostility phase. It’s distinct from the Honeymoon Stage, where everything feels new and exciting, and from stages where learners are fully integrating or have readjusted and feel more settled in their dual or new cultural identity.

The stage being tested is the one where learners are beginning to settle into the new culture but still feel unsettled and homesick. This is the point after the initial excitement of arrival, when students start to notice real differences in language, norms, and daily life. They become more comfortable with many aspects of the new culture, yet they may feel out of place, frustrated, and missing home. This combination—growing familiarity paired with lingering discomfort—describes the typical culture-shock/hostility phase. It’s distinct from the Honeymoon Stage, where everything feels new and exciting, and from stages where learners are fully integrating or have readjusted and feel more settled in their dual or new cultural identity.