Culture Shock and Social Support: An Investigation of a Chinese Student Organization on a US Campus

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-137

  Lin, Canchu ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture Shock; Intercultural Adjustment; Intercultural Competence; Social Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350673628     PISSN: 17475759     EISSN: 17475767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17475750600909279     Document Type: Article

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