Experiencing an emotion means that you are engaging in a relationship with others
(Mesquita, 2010; Mesquita, Marinetti, & Delvaux, 2011; Solomon, 2004): when you are …

Emotional experience is culturally constructed. In this review, we discuss evidence that
cultural differences in emotions are purposeful, helping an individual to meet the mandate of …

A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of the Year* One of KCRW's Best Reads of the Year* A
Next Big Idea Club Top 21 Psychology Book of the Year* One of Publishers Weekly's Best …

Do emotions differ across cultures? This essay reviews the markedly different ways in which
psychologists have approached this question in the past and discusses directions for the …

How do people's cultural ideas and practices shape their emotions (and other types of
feelings)? In this module, we will discuss findings from studies comparing North American …

Highlights•Culturally normative emotions help individuals to achieve important cultural
tasks.•Having culturally normative emotions is associated with greater wellbeing.•Typically …

Culture lies at the heart of emotion. Emotions are primarily relational processes that shape
and are shaped by our relations with other people. Social life is the stage on which our …

Over the last decade, significant empirical research has examined the influence of culture on
a variety of emotional and affective processes. In this chapter, we review three established …

ABSTRACT I present a conceptual and methodological approach that views emotion as
immersed in culture and driven by cultural concerns. These cultural concerns include a …

In the initial chapter, we set out three far-reaching goals for this volume:(a) to outline the
ways in which cultural processes organize emotional processes and emotional …