Cultural Differences Between Chinese And Caucasian Americans

People of different cultures all express emotions but experience them in different ways. It comes from the rules associated with expression and what society is used to. Emotions can be varied between cultures, and accepted differently. One, is seen as normal in and approved, whereas, another culture may see the same emotion as negative. How one is raised, and taught plays a part in how emotions are reflected. In this paper, a comparison on how Chinese and Caucasian Americans express their emotions.
The covered cultures in this paper will be the Chinese and the Americans. By the Chinese, it will include those who are ethnically Chinese even though they may be resident in the United States. What was obvious is that the Chinese are not as expressive
They have been brought up in a society that embraces emotions and one where people are encouraged to ‘let it out’. An American will not see much of a problem in crying publicly, as this is seen daily in some areas. He or she will shout with excitement and scream in anger without much of a qualm (Davis et al, 2012). They are many times more expressive when it comes to positive expression.
A Chinese man’s emotional experience will be muted, and the studies confirmed that. In one of the studies, the Chinese respondents reported depressed reactions to the stimuli. The cultural display rules then show that the man does not allow himself to feel. An emotional experience is only deep if one allows the emotion to wash over and dominate him or her (Fernando, 2012). Chinese men were shown to have learned, and do practice disengagement techniques in the face of an emotional situation. The rules then lead to this person having a shallow emotional
An American will not understand how and why people would allow their freedoms to be curtailed. For a nation built on rights, liberty and freedoms, expression is at its core. They express love and hatred for their leaders in the same breath. They believe rights apply to all of them. In this manner, Americans are very expressive, and that translates to deeper experiences emotionally (Fernando, 2012). They feel the emotions, allow them to take over and then express them loudly.
Continuing with the Chinese-America theme, there are similarities in the way they express their emotions, but the differences are much more. One similarity is that the women are more emotional and more expressive. The women will cry more easily, and they are not afraid to speak about their emotions (Davis et al, 2012). Women are also more likely to engage when emotions clash. In both cultures, it is the women who will make an effort to engage