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Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions

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  • Author：Batja Mesquita
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Summary

“How are you feeling today？” We may think of emotions as universal responses， felt inside， but in Between Us， acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita asks us to reconsider them 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 the same emotion in North Carolina， or why one’s anger at a boss does not mean the same as your anger at 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。

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Reviews

Sarah ，

Interview with the author: https://hiddenbrain。org/podcast/decod。。。 Interview with the author: https://hiddenbrain。org/podcast/decod。。。 。。。more

David ，

This is a great follow-up book to read after Lisa Feldman Barrett's How Emotions Are Made。Lisa introduced the idea that emotions are meanings we give to our physiological sensations。 However， where do these meanings come from？That's where this book comes in。 You will find a ton of fascinating research showing how emotions are created by sociocultural forces。The author explains the differences between the MINE and OURS model of emotions。 The former being a contemporary western construct whereas t This is a great follow-up book to read after Lisa Feldman Barrett's How Emotions Are Made。Lisa introduced the idea that emotions are meanings we give to our physiological sensations。 However， where do these meanings come from？That's where this book comes in。 You will find a ton of fascinating research showing how emotions are created by sociocultural forces。The author explains the differences between the MINE and OURS model of emotions。 The former being a contemporary western construct whereas the latter more common in the rest of the globe。I found it very insightful to discover that emotions such as anger， shame， love or happiness do not have universal signatures。 Instead， the experience， expression， associated physiological/neural response as well as the moral/social connotations differ across instances， individuals， interactions， relationships and cultures。90 percent of psychological studies ignore 85 percent of the world's population because the subjects studied are all WEIRD （Western Educated Industrialized Rich Democratic）。 That is why I appreciate books like these which bring a more nuanced view of human nature taking into account research from non-WEIRD participants。The final part of the book looks at how we can learn another culture's emotions as well as communicate and find common ground。 Something we need now more than ever！ 。。。more

Alyssa ，

Fascinating read！ There are quite a few studies that were conducted and talked about in this book which yielded very interesting results that I believe are important to think about in the modern world。 Delving deeper and understanding people’s emotions from other cultures is apparently a lot harder than it might seem to be on the surface; not every emotion is defined in the same way or even felt the same way culture to culture so it’s important to peel back the layers and find out what a certain Fascinating read！ There are quite a few studies that were conducted and talked about in this book which yielded very interesting results that I believe are important to think about in the modern world。 Delving deeper and understanding people’s emotions from other cultures is apparently a lot harder than it might seem to be on the surface; not every emotion is defined in the same way or even felt the same way culture to culture so it’s important to peel back the layers and find out what a certain emotion might truly stand for in a culture that differs from our own。 For example， we learn that the Westernized version of what constitutes the emotion for “happiness” is not the same for all cultures。 Some cultures even feel that “happiness” in the way we perceive it and present it is “wrong” or “unnatural”。 In addition， some cultures believe that showing any kind of “anger”， regardless of the situation， is immature and completely unwarranted。 Pretty interesting stuff！My only， very small issue with the book is that I felt like it was repetitive at times; other than that Between Us is a great and informative read。 。。。more

Roy Kenagy ，

HOLD DMPL 8/19/22Book Review: Batja Mesquita， Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions ~ "Not only do different emotions hold different weight based on culture and context， but linguistic variations between cultures also shape emotion experiences"—Emily Cataneo @undarkmag https://bit。ly/3K4UCaC HOLD DMPL 8/19/22Book Review: Batja Mesquita， Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions ~ "Not only do different emotions hold different weight based on culture and context， but linguistic variations between cultures also shape emotion experiences"—Emily Cataneo @undarkmag https://bit。ly/3K4UCaC 。。。more

Martha ，

Absolutely fascinating， but much too long。 I really wanted the novella version。 :）

Viola ，

Word Up CALD - Culturally And Linguistically Diverse - Times。“Emotional Intelligence” : Alexa Please translate ？There’s a Japanese word—haji—that means both “shame” and “embarrassment。” For Bedouins， the word hasham covers shame and embarrassment， but also shyness and respectability。 And for the Ilongot of the Philippines， the word bētang encapsulates all four of those feelings， along with awe and obedience。 These are some of the linguistic differences that the Dutch psychologist Batja Mesquita Word Up CALD - Culturally And Linguistically Diverse - Times。“Emotional Intelligence” : Alexa Please translate ？There’s a Japanese word—haji—that means both “shame” and “embarrassment。” For Bedouins， the word hasham covers shame and embarrassment， but also shyness and respectability。 And for the Ilongot of the Philippines， the word bētang encapsulates all four of those feelings， along with awe and obedience。 These are some of the linguistic differences that the Dutch psychologist Batja Mesquita identifies in her book， “Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions，” which reconsiders the universalist view of emotions。 “Emotions aren’t simply natural upwellings from our psyche—they’re constructions we inherit from our communities。”But does a word for a feeling in one language that doesn’t quite translate into another necessarily mean that the emotion itself doesn’t translate？ Is there a fundamental distinction between emotions across languages and borders， or is the difference simply in how emotions are labelled？ Now new research surrounding these questions digs into the heart of the issue: to where emotions really live， what they entail， how they’re expressed， and “the real moral” of all these theories。 。。。more

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