Overview
"MOVING ABROAD? WHAT EVERY EXPAT NEEDS TO KNOW.The challenges of living in a foreign country don't begin and end with culture shock. If you're planning a move abroad, you need to prepare yourself for the unique pressures, anxieties and personal and family problems common to all expatriates, which are often difficult to anticipate and a challenge to overcome, including: Culture shock: what is it really? Long-distance relationships with friends and family Affairs and other marriage-stressors Raising third culture kids Being single overseas Business travel booby-traps Expatriate burnout The unforeseen trials of returning home ...and much, much more Expatriate psychologist Dr. Cathy Tsang-Feign uses real-life examples and easy-to-understand explanations to fully prepare you for a move abroad, and to help those already there to help themselves live a well-rounded, satisfying life. On the principle that ""awareness is half the cure,"" Dr. Tsang-Feign identifies and explains most of the common personal, relationship and family problems encountered by people living abroad: from the initial culture shock to the special joys and pitfalls of the expatriate experience, to the challenges of re-entering your own native country. This expanded edition contains new information on expatriate relationships and marriage, third culture kids, and a thorough guide to finding help abroad."
Full Product Details
Author: Cathy Tsang-Feign
Publisher: Top Floor Books
Imprint: Stvdio Media
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9789627866183
ISBN 10: 9627866180
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 20 September 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The essential survival guide. Must reading for anyone living abroad. Louis Kraar, Senior Editor, Fortune In an easy-to-read, jargon-free book Cathy Tsang-Feign helps confront problems unique to the expatriate experience. South China Morning Post The best survival manual I've come across. If you live overseas or are going to, read this and keep it beside your bed. Fred Schneiter, author of Getting Along with the Chinese
Author Information
Cathy Tsang-Feign, PhD, is a psychologist and expert in expatriate and cross-cultural psychology, based on decades of experience working with international executives and diplomats and their families around the world. She has practiced in Los Angeles, Atlanta, London and Hong Kong, and is a consultant for multinational companies. She is a former columnist for American in Britain and the South China Morning Post on psychological advice for expatriates.
