culture shock

In an article about how Latinas experience eating disorders, a picture of a woman staring at her own reflection.

Don’t Call Me Gorda: How Latinas Experience Eating Disorders

Elannah Swarnes Matos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

When cultural and societal pressures converge, it becomes increasingly difficult to recover from an ED.…

January 4, 2023

In an article about corporal punishment, a young girl lies down sadly

Is Corporal Punishment Intrinsic to the Latino Experience?

Elannah Swarnes Matos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Violent corrective behavior is widely, and often incorrectly, characterized as a culturally specific practice. What danger arises from conflating identity with behavior?…

October 31, 2022

The Hidden Curriculum for FGLI Students

Karen Lu, Yale University

Many first-generation, low-income individuals just starting college face a wide range of unexpected challenges that are left unacknowledged at an institutional level.…

September 12, 2021

Damon Dominique Describes Culture Shock in His Home Country

Haven Worley, University of Rochester

As people are exposed to different cultures via social media, the travel YouTuber believes that culture shock may no longer be about another country, but your own.…

December 3, 2020