Emotions and culture

Music has been a big part of the human race’s culture. Music dates back as far as 250,000 years, and has been known for being all over the world. With the grand variety of music selection, each song has a different way of being perceived; for countless years psychologist have been trying to connection music with ones emotions. Music has been reported to induce a full range of human emotions. So how is it that organized sound and beats evoke such an emotion in a way that is in capable from any…

Cultures are the characteristics and knowledge of certain groups of people, which is defined by language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Many cultural differences are explained by the environment and resources of a region. For example, Japanese people eat more fish than the people of the United States because fishing is far more practical than raising land animals in Japan and in Italy their eat pasta and it is one of the most popular dish in Italy. Cultural variations become…

important to learn how to use language to express emotions and regulate emotions. For instance, toddlers will learn how to control their excitement or anger without hitting or jumping all around. Finally it is important for the child to develop sociomoral emotions. Sociomoral emotions include becoming capable of embarrassment, guilt and other unpleasant emotions. The child will then learn that they do not want to engage in anything that causes unpleasant emotions in the future. Finally I would…

ease or it can lead to world war III. It all depends on knowing how to differentiate between cultures and how to recognize that not every interaction between people of distinct cultures can be considered as Intercultural communication. First off, one can begin their understanding of Intercultural communication by first understanding what culture is, seeing as that it is the root word in “Intercultural”. Culture is a system of shared values, beliefs, attitudes, and orientations learned through…

Transition Guide to Thai Culture When choosing to switch to a different culture there are things that will be different from a person’s normal culture. The differences are important to know because they can help the transition be easier. Cultures differ in many aspects. Values, beliefs, language, gender roles, and socialization are just a few of the factors that differ. Even though there are many differences between cultures there are also several similarities as well. Throughout this guide you…

one but multiple people's’ lives. The dialect in the book portrays that people should not forget where they come from. People often forget where they come from, olvidado, “el olvido is a dangerous thing,” people drift into another culture and branch off from the culture they were born in (68). Cofer is saying that people should not forget who they are “to forget the climate of your birthplace,” even if it does not agree to the means of society. Either way, people are born the way they are.…

discuss the different ways she could have avoided her mistakes applying communication competence skills such as involvement, empathy, and cognitive complexity. Collectivism vs. individualism, collectivism culture feels loyalties and obligations to an in-group, compared to individualism culture view their primary responsibilities as helping themselves according to Ronald Adler et al (2016, pg. 45) “Interplay”. This was…

A. Appreciating & Valuing Diversity After completing this assessment, this assessment showed I scored a perfect 50 out of 50. Regarding my score, I am not shocked and/or surprised by my score, because I believe in order to succeed in the organizational environment; appreciating and valuing the importance of diversity is a necessity. In addition, appreciating and valuing the importance of diversity is also a necessity in today’s society. Moreover, after reviewing the questions and my results of…

An explosion of new ideas and cultures came about from the post World War universe. The world from the 1950s until the present day has been filled with these blossoming ideas, as a response to the shocking and harsh realities brought forth by the devastating World Wars. Despite some rejection of traditional values, these ideas still have roots embedded in philosophies thought up well before the the 1950s. The progression and regression of certain ideas are apparent if one looks at the historical…

personal differences. Although, one could not imagine what it would be like to go into work and find out that one’s job has been eliminated and then asked to train one’s replacement in another country. Adjusting to the social episodes of another culture would be a difficult challenge, especially if one has never traveled outside of the United States. The proxemics can be defined in as one’s personal space and are cultural-specific. In the movie, one example of this was displayed when the young…