Cora DuBois
Cora Alice DuBois (born October 26, 1903 in New York , † April 7, 1991 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American cultural anthropologist and professor at Harvard University .
DuBois was a pioneer in the field of “intercultural communication” and was the first to describe the phenomenon of culture shock .
In 1955 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
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- ↑ She described the culture shock in her lecture Culture Shock at the first Midwest regional meeting of the Institute of International Education in Chicago on November 28, 1951.
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| SURNAME | DuBois, Cora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DuBois, Cora Alice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cultural anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1991 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |