Emotions and culture

devote herself to a man. In the text “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, it emphasizes this idea very clearly. Although the text was written in 1895, the same attitude within it is present in today’s culture. The manner in which the characters treat each other and the fear of the unexpected emotions from the situation, are still very relevant in today’s society. The story casts light on the way women feel trapped in their personal relationships. In the story there are many symbols of freedom…

be successful or not in that position is decided by one’s Emotional Intelligence (EQ). According to Daniel Goelman, Emotional intelligence is ‘a capacity for recognising our own and others’ feelings, for motivating ourselves, and for managing our emotions, both within ourselves and in…

and how can it be gained? Intercultural competence is the ability to be sensitive, reflective, tolerant, and efficient during interactions with individuals of different cultures (Behrnd & Porzelt, 2012). Arasaratnam and Doerfel (2005) identify having prior cross-cultural experiences, a global understanding of culture without ethnocentrism, and listening skills that allow one to be proficient in cross-cultural communication as important components of intercultural competence. Intercultural…

dispositions: those that have individuals seek emotions from social relationships, internalize values and observe cultural standards and role expectations. However, the idea of need dispositions leaves out a lot of important parts of personality because he mainly linked the personality with the social system through how they fit in a society and their role expectations. In doing so he limited his perception with the personality…

School child in every domain of development as well as conjuring negative emotional responses. Some of the most cataclysmic effects divorce has is on a child’s emotions. A Grade School Aged child’s (ages 6-12) emotions vary, but the weight of divorce can often burden a child down with certain emotions because of the divorce. These emotions can change a child’s perspective on relationships, marriage and many other things. A…

If the counselor was more aware of the clients culture it could have helped her understand how the client’s cultural values might affect her at work or how her attitude within the culture could affect the client at work as well. In this role the counselor should have demonstrated multicultural competency in order to be more helpful to the client. Imposing your own…

Through meaningful symbolism and changing point of view, Chitra Divakaruni’s ‘Clothes’ emphasizes the clash of cultures and finding one’s true identity. Near the end of Sumita’s transition through American cultures, the colors that she wears in America become dull and colorless compared to the traditional colors in India that are rich and beautiful. To begin with, the author uses symbolism to convey the emotional changes that Sumita experiences and Divakaruni does this to keep Sumita grounded…

having to immigrate in order to provide for his family, and when he arrives in Germany many people are not accepting of him. They look down on him because he does not speak their language, begs for money on the streets, and does not fit into their culture. However, Ramon’s perseverance to succeed and provide for his family…

exhibited, in Australian film. Beginning in 2001, non indigenous director Steven Johnson released the culture conflicting film, Yolngu…

Joining the military is a dominate culture idea because of how much focus the media puts towards it and how positive it is looked upon when someone joins. Dominant culture is the values, norms, and practices of group within society that is most powerful in terms of wealth, prestige, status, influence, etc. (Ferris & Stein, 106). The military idea also…