The Cultural Shaping of Emotion
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چکیده
How do people’s cultural ideas and practices shape their emotions (and other types of feelings)? In this chapter, I describe findings from studies comparing North American (US, Canada) and East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) contexts. These studies reveal both cultural similarities and differences in various aspects of emotional life. I discuss the scientific and practical importance of these findings, and conclude with directions for future research.
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