In our society in the US, we often view emotions in a particular way, and we don’t realize that different cultures will have different perspectives. We also live in a multicultural place, New York City, and often come across people from all over the world. To truly understand each other, we must know a bit about how cultures can shape emotions.
This article answers some questions about how culture impacts emotions – first, people in different cultures experience different emotions, and second, they may view these emotions different in the context of people’s lives (which emotion is good versus bad and what the purpose of these emotions might be). https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-cultures/201803/how-culture-shapes-emotions
You may have heard of emotions that people feel in other cultures like ennui or schadenfreude that we don’t have exact words for in English.
We also have studied whether how we express our emotions on our faces are similar across groups of people. View the video below to learn more.
