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Culture and Emotion[Instructor Name]
[Class Section Number]
Warm-up Activity
Koko the gorilla and her kitten
Do you need to be human to have emotions?
Overview
• What Are Emotions?• Historical Background• Current Research and Theory• Importance of Similarities and Differences• Learning Appropriate Emotional Expression
What Are Emotions?
Are emotions the same across cultures?
What Are Emotions?
Emotion is shared and different. How different?
Increasing importance - multicultural societies & inter-connected world
What Are Emotions?
Overview
• What Are Emotions?• Historical Background• Current Research and Theory• Importance of Similarities and Differences• Learning Appropriate Emotional Expression
Historical Background
Universalists All cultures share common
primordial ancestor Emotions are the same
Constructivists Humans have adapted to
different environments Emotions evolved too Cultural ideas and practices
are all-encompassing
Historical BackgroundStudies by Paul Ekman (1970s)Matching emotionsSome variabilityCultural causes –
“Display rules”
Overview
• What Are Emotions?• Historical Background• Current Research and Theory• Importance of Similarities and Differences• Learning Appropriate Emotional Expression
Current Research and Theory
North AmericanSmile: greater frequency, greater intensity
East AsianSmile: lower frequency, lower intensity
Current Research and Theory
Independent self High arousal state Enthusiastic
North American East Asian Interdependent self Low arousal state Peaceful
Current Research and Theory
Ideal AffectN. Americahigh arousal positive
East Asialow arousal positive
Current Research and Theory
Prefer more arousing leisure activities
Prefer calmer leisure activities
North American East Asian
Current Research and Theory
Feel good after positive event
“Mixed” feelings after positive event
North American East Asian
Current Research and Theory
Emotional suppression leads to more depression
Emotional suppression not associated with depression
North American
East Asian
Current Research and Theory - Similarities
Similar physiological response after positive & negative events
Positive emotions after positive events
Current Research and Theory - Similarities
Self esteem & relationship harmony emphasized
SelfEsteem
SelfEsteem Relationship
HarmonyRelationship
Harmony
SelfEsteem
SelfEsteem
RelationshipHarmony
RelationshipHarmony
European-American/Individualistic
Hong Kong Chinese/CollectivistBut not in equal proportion
Overview
• What Are Emotions?• Historical Background• Current Research and Theory• Importance of Similarities and Differences• Learning Appropriate Emotional Expression
Importance of Similarities and Differences in Emotion
Understanding
Different ways to well-being
Similarities between species
What are the similarities between elephants and humans?
Overview
• What Are Emotions?• Historical Background• Current Research and Theory• Importance of Similarities and Differences• Learning Appropriate Emotional Expression
Learning Appropriate Cultural Emotional Expression
Children’s Storybooks
Genetic Differences < Value Difference
Models of Self
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