And combined the u-shaped curve of adaptation with an additional u shape representing a second set of stages when a sojourner returns to the original culture.

Degree of adjustment and time in months combined the U-shaped curve of adaptation with an additional U shape representing a second set of stages when a sojourner returns to the original culture

The u curve model or the theory is a framework that depicts the transition from one culture to another. It is made up of four phases or stages. Culture shock generally and mainly moves through four different phases

1. Home

2. Adaptation

3. Adjustment

4. Host

Every individual experience every stage differently. Cross cultural adjustment is natural for people who live in a new country to go through this. Culture refers to values, traditions, norms, customs and beliefs of a group or society.