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Between us : how cultures create emotions / Batja Mesquita.

Summary:

"A pioneer of cultural psychology argues that emotions are not innate, but made as we live our lives together. "How are you feeling today?" We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside. Using decades-long, cutting-edge research, acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider emotions through the lens of what they do in our relationships, both one-on-one and within larger social networks. From an outside-in perspective, readers will understand why pride in a Dutch context does not translate well to North Carolina, or why one's anger at a boss does not mean the same as your anger to a partner in a close relationship. By looking outward at relationships at work, school, and home, we can better judge how our emotions will be understood, how they might change a situation, and how they change us. Brilliantly synthesizing original psychological studies and stories from peoples across time and geography, Between Us skillfully argues that acknowledging differences in emotions allows us to find common ground, humanizing and humbling us all for the better"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781324002444
ISBN: 1324002441
Physical Description: xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lost in translation -- Emotions: MINE or OURS? -- To raise your child -- "Right" and "Wrong" emotions -- Being connected and feeling good -- What's in a word? -- Learning the waltz -- Emotions in a multicultural World.