James-Lange theory

The James-Lange theory of emotion (1920) attempts to explain the relationship between emotions, physiological arousal, and emotion-eliciting events, by stating that people experience emotion in reaction to their bodies’ physiological responses to stimuli and the environment. This theory is intriguing, because until today, the James-Lange theory challenges, contradicts, and inverts the common understanding of the relationship between the experience of emotion and its manifestation. This theory illustrates the idea that people don’t cry because they feel sad, rather, people feel sad because they cry and feel happy because they smile. Furthermore, this theory suggests that feedback from the physiological and behavioral reactions to emotion-producing…

This study will be guided by James-Lange: Theory of Emotion In 1884 and in 1885, theorists William James and Carl Lange might have separately proposed their respective theories on the correlation of stress and emotion, but they had a unified idea on this relationship - emotions do not immediately succeed the perception of the stressor or the stressful event; they become present after the body’s response to the stress. For instance, when you see a growling dog, your heart starts to race, your…

The first of these theories is the James Lange Theory. The basic idea of the James Lange Theory is that once an event is processed in our minds, then we feel an emotion that correlates with the event to allow our mind to reason (Myers 464). An example of this theory in the movie Inside Out is when Riley is sitting down having dinner with her family in their new house in California and she has already lost Joy, her driving emotion in life. When she is asked a question by her mother that she…

Dorothea Lange and the Farm Security Agency: From 1935 - 1944, the photographic program of the Farm Security Administration, embarked on a nationwide quest to document, collect and create a pictorial record of American life during the 1930s and 1940s. Spanning all fifty states, the photographers produced more than 175,000 black and white negatives, crafting one of the most immense and important photographic compositions in American history. Created by the federal government, the photography…

Migrant Mother” photograph is an eminent portion by Dorothea Lange that was captured during the notorious Great Depression in the United States in 1936. Dorothea Lange is well known for her pictures taken all through the great depression. Dorothea photograph “Migrant Mother” was documented the most popular photograph during great depression in the 1930’s. At first sight, inside the picture you can see a woman who looks worn-out and very tired. Nearby her, there are two younger…

been used to bring much needed attention to the social ills of our society. Artists’ such as Dorothea Lange and Banksy reflect these ideals of informing society about what is going on in the world through their artworks. Therefore, art does reflect the society of its time and for this reason it also plays an important role in our society, raising awareness of issues that we as a society face, in attempt to provoke change. In the past, the motive for art was to express societies attitudes of the…

It is often said that artists portray their experiences and thoughts through their work. Photographer Dorothea Lange and author Eugenia Collier both capture the setting of the Depression Era with corresponding works, “Migrant” and “Marigold”. The photo “Migrant” is a photo a “fatigued mother of seven” during the Depression Era. And the story “Marigold” is about a young teenage girl living with her family during the Depression Era. The photo was taken just outside the doorway of a canvas tent…

Security Administration (FSA). The FSA was a government run program which created many jobs for photographers to document American rural poverty through pictures. This investigation will determine the impact an FSA photographer had on the American people through the research question: To what extent did FSA photographer Dorothea Lange have an impact on Americans attitudes towards the Great Depression? Through further exploration into the FSA program, specifically through the works of…

It was taken in March 1936, at a camp for seasonal agricultural workers in California (Eyewitness to History). Lange was a photographer and the majority of her success came from her work during the Great Depression. She documented the rural hardships she encountered for the Farm Security Administration; her most notable work being “Migrant Mother”. Her photos showed to the general American public on how the Great Depression affected people. During this time, thousands of Americans were suffering…

by means of an image sensor. It can also be done chemically a light sensitive material like photographic film. Photography was a form of art that expanded and evolved between the 1840’s and the earl 19th centuries. Jacob Riis, and Dorothea Lange where two photographers that played a vital part in the evolution of photography at this time. Jacob Riis was born on May 3, 1849, in Denmark, and immigrated to the United States in 1870 on a ship. Upon his arrival in New York City, Riis struggled his…