Question

Essa is an Australian exchange student who has just completed his first week of studies in Thailand. Essa attributes his smooth experience to the help of a native classmate, Thanh, who spent time after each class explaining local customs and etiquette to Essa. Which process does this demonstrate?A. miscommunication

B. acculturation
C. enculturation
D. stereotyping

Answer 1

Answer: B. Acculturation.

Explanation: Adaptation concept which involves an individual's ability to align with the behavior, attitude and values of a dominant culture in an environment. These requires that individual's learn about different cultural practices and posses psychological prowess needed to maintain flexible association and switch between different cultural practices and teachings based on the dominant culture of his present community. Essa's experience in Australia was great as described above in Australia due to the process of ACCULTURATION.

Answer 2

The correct option is B. acculturation

Step-by-step explanation:

The scenario in the question illustrates acculturation.

Acculturation can be seen as a cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture. It means adapting to a new culture or environment different from the one in that an individual is used to.

From the question, Essa, been able to learn with the help of his native classmate, Thanh, which helped him to have a smooth experience in his first week in his studies in Thailand demonstrate acculturation.