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Each culture has its own norms, attitudes, and beliefs that can impact how emotions are displayed. While researchers have discovered universality of emotions and facial expressions among cultures, the display and intensity of these emotions, facial expressions, and attributions differ across cultures. For example, in the Amish culture, members do not readily weep in the event of death because of the way they view death in the life cycle. Consider how the display of emotions is expressed in various cultures and how it may impact various aspects of their lives.
For this Discussion, use your Final Project culture of interest and select another culture of interest to you. Think about the emotional expressions that you might observe in the two cultures during rites of passage, such as births, wedding ceremonies, and funerals. In addition, consider the similarities and differences of the expressions of the emotions that you might observe.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3 a brief description of the two cultures you selected. Then describe how each culture typically expresses two emotions (e.g., happiness, sadness, fear, and anger). Finally explain how these cultures influence the expression of these emotions. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature.
One of these cultures must be Japanese culture.
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Running head: INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
Emotional Expression in Japanese and American Cultures
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INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION
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Emotional Expression in Japanese and American Cultures
Experiencing emotions in response to various life events is a universal phenomenon
dictated by the process of evolution (Scherer, 2013). However, the expression of emotions differs
in the aspect of the degree of emotional expression across cultures. Cultural rules, norms,
attitudes, and beliefs influence the way an individual expresses the emotions (Scherer, 2013). For
instance, the Japanese have a collectivistic culture, and emotions are so relational including a
myriad of social and external factors and based on shared experiences with other people. The
extreme expression of emotions in the Japanese culture is considered childish, and containment
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