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Tables of Contents for Culture Shock! France
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
6
1
The Gallic Rooster
7
9
How this book is organized
8
8
In a Strange Land
16
40
Stereotypes about the French
17
5
Your turn to be stereotyped
22
4
Parlez-Vous Francais?
Non-verbal communication
26
8
The art of conversation
34
12
No, the French do not speak English
46
4
Learning French
50
6
French Culture & Society
56
25
The visual arts & the French psyche
56
6
Politics & society
62
8
Street fashion
70
3
French film: C'est du cinema
73
1
Sex & prostitution
74
3
Pets
77
4
Food & Wine
81
42
Le cafe
81
12
Restaurant & the food mystique
93
5
Cuisine & character by region
98
25
Consuming the French Way
123
11
The art of shopping
123
11
Home Life
134
19
Family & the life cycle in France
134
7
Being a guest in a French home
141
6
Friends & neighbors
147
6
Business in France
153
24
Money & banking
153
4
Office & business relationships
157
9
French law in your life
166
8
Establishing a business in France
174
3
Practical Information
177
33
Giving & getting directions & information
177
4
Hours
181
3
Traffic & transportation
184
5
Pickpockets & the lost & found
189
1
Public communication services
190
3
The French telephone
193
2
Necessities of cleaning up
195
6
Healthcare & social services
201
1
Renting an apartment: what to consider
202
2
Managing your home in France
204
4
Children & their education
208
2
Culture Shock in France
210
16
What is culture?
210
8
How to develop cultural awareness
218
5
Going home...can you go home again?
223
3
Cultural Quiz
226
9
Do's and Don'ts Appendix
235
2
Glossary
237
6
Calendar of Festivals and Holidays
243
3
Resource Guide
246
18
Bibliography and Further Reading
264
6
Author and Contributor
270
1
Index
271