Week 7 discussion - Question 1

The perspective on emotions that is discussed in the book are physiological, perceptual, and social. The perspective that makes the most sense to me is the social perspective because ever since I was a kid, my parents made me in tune with my emotions and which are appropriate for certain kinds of events and circumstances. Just like the book says, Asian families emphasize the emotion of shame at such a young age and that is true for mine but for different emotions also. This perspective gives me insight into emotions that I don't get from physiological and perceptual because it is how I learned as a child. I understand the "feeling rules" more because my parents have always taught me how to react into situations and I'm looked down upon if I act a way that is no in the "norm". For example, it is wrong to feel anger towards my parents because they see that as disrespectful. My parents definitely taught me through surface acting because they controlled my emotions as a kid.