"Emotions Across Languages and Cultures"

"Emotions Across Languages and Cultures" explores how people from different backgrounds experience, express, and interpret feelings. While certain emotions like happiness or sadness are universal, cultural norms influence how openly they are shown and understood. Languages may lack direct words for specific feelings, reflecting cultural priorities. For example, some cultures emphasize collective well-being over individual emotions. Understanding these differences helps improve cross-cultural communication, fosters empathy, and highlights that emotional expression is shaped by cultural context, not just biology. This field encourages appreciation of diverse emotional experiences worldwide.