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Is The End Just The Beginning? The Study Of The Effect Of Reverse Culture Shock On American Students When They Return Home From A Semester Long Study Abroad Experience, Madeline Mastrianni

Honors Projects in English and Cultural Studies

This qualitative study explores symptoms of reverse culture shock experienced by U.S college students upon returning home from a study abroad program. This qualitative study explores the relationship between the timing of when American students returned home from their study abroad program and reverse culture shock. Participants in this study include American students who participated in a semester-long study abroad program outside of the country. These students share their study abroad experience through a semi-structured survey or an interview process. This study specifically examines the time element of when these students returned home from their study abroad experience. Did the …