Question

Joan Kerry, an American national, worked as a senior manager in her firm's headquarters in New Jersey. When her firm opened a new office in San Francisco, she was transferred to California

Soon, she started feeling like an immigrant in her own country owing to the differences in attitudes and lifestyle between New Jersey and California. Joan is most likely experiencing ________.

A) segregation
B) subculture shock
C) social distance
D) power distance

Answer 1

B) Subculture shock

Step-by-step explanation:

Culture shock is where one feels out of place due to a difference in their present environment from their previous environment brought about by differences in the attitudes and practices of people in their present environment. Joan is clearly experiencing subculture shock since her feeling of disorientation stems from the difference in practices and attitudes of Californian people, fitting our description of subculture shock. It is "subculture" since the people in California are still Americans though different from New Jersey inhabitants. She is not experiencing segregation as we are not told that she is in any way receiving a different sort of treatment from others based on any grounds whatsoever.