A person begins to compare both home and host cultures positively and develops a bicultural identity. This occurs in which stage ?

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The question asks about a stage in which a person begins to view both home and host cultures positively and develops a bicultural identity.
Option a: Honeymoon. In this early stage, individuals typically experience excitement and fascination with the new culture, but positive comparison and bicultural identity are not yet fully formed; adjustment to viewing both cultures in a balanced way usually comes later.
Option b: adjustment. While adjustment involves adapting to the host culture and managing cultural differences, the specific marker of forming a bicultural identity by positively comparing both cultures is more characteristic of a deeper integration process than the initial adjustment phase.
Option c: adaptation. This choice aligns with the idea of integrating aspects of both cultures and forming a bicultural identity, where the person can navigate and positively evaluate both cultural frameworks rather than favoring one over the other.
Option d: frustration. Frustration signals difficulties, conflicts, or culture shock, not the constructive positive integration of both cultures into a bicultural identity. It describes a negative emotional state rather than the synthesis described in the prompt.
In summary, the described progression—positively comparing home and host cultures and developing a bicultural identity—best fits the adaptive/behavioral integration process, which corresponds to option c. adaptation. However, consider how each stage is characterized in different models, since terminology can vary slightly across theories of intercultural adaptation.

A person begins to compare both home and host cultures positively and develops a bicultural identity. This occurs in which stage ?

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