Various programs have been developed to make individuals aware of the stress they may face on reentering their home cultures. The object of these programs is to provide a setting in which those who return home can analyze the special problems of reentry and prepare for them. In such an atmosphere, the returnee is encouraged to evaluate past experiences encountered in the new culture and to arrive at realistic expectations about the experience of reentry. Reentry into one's culture will always be a difficult experience, as are most new experiences. However, it need not be threatening or stultifying.
Reentry can make a promising beginning for a new outlook on one's life and culture.