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CultureShock! Korea 7th ed. Edition
Author(s): Sonja Vegdahl & Ben Hur (Author)
- Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
- Publication Date: 15 Feb. 2012
- Edition: 7th ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 0761400567
- ISBN-13: 9780761400561
Book Description
CultureShock! Korea provides valuable insight into a country where the customs and rules are very different from most other countries. Through this book, you will be able to understand the characteristics and values common to Korean people and how to avoid social faux pas. Checklist the documents required to obtain an Alien Registration Card and what you are recommended to bring from home. There are useful phrases for you to learn and a review of the language, as well as a list of do s and don ts when doing business, dining or when visiting someone s home.
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About the Author
Dr Sonja Vegdahl was born in the state of Minnesota, USA. She received her Masters in Social Work at the University of Chicago in 1981, shortly before moving to Korea, where she lived for seven years. She obtained her PhD in Social Work and Social Research at Portland State University and currently is a professor of Social Work at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. Dr Vegdahl also does consulting for businesses that work with Korea and has a clinical practice working with individuals and families. Born in Korea, Dr Ben Seunghwa Hur came to the United States to obtain his MS in Speech Communication at Illinois State University and a Masters in Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley. He obtained his PhD in Higher Education/Speech Communication at the University of Iowa. He returned to Korea to teach for most of the 1980s. He currently teaches Speech Communication at Sierra College in Sacramento, California. Dr Hur also does research, writing and consultation in intercultural communication and health behaviours.
