Understanding Emotion in Chinese Culture Thinking Through Psychology
This mind-opening take on indigenous psychology presents a multi-level analysis of culture to frame the differences between Chinese and Western cognitive and emotive styles. Eastern and Western cultures are seen here as mirror images in terms of rationali
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Louise Sundararajan
Understanding Emotion in Chinese Culture Thinking Through Psychology
International and Cultural Psychology
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Louise Sundararajan
Understanding Emotion in Chinese Culture Thinking Through Psychology
Louise Sundararajan Rochester Psychiatric Center, NY Rochester, NY, USA
ISSN 1574-0455 ISSN 2197-7984 (electronic) International and Cultural Psychology ISBN 978-3-319-18220-9 ISBN 978-3-319-18221-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18221-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937941 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedicated to the memory of My Mother: Jin Ze-Xuan 䠁⌭㩡 In the whole wide world, the person whose heart aches the most for me is no more. (ц⭼кᴰ⯬ᡁⲴ䛓њӪ৫Ҷ)
Preface
“I don’t have time for that,” I kept telling myself and my friend Tony Marsella, who has been asking me for quite some time to edit a volume on indigenous psychology. It didn’t work. I finally put my foot down and said “No” to Tony in a roundabout way, so typical of many Asians: “If I ever do a book, I’d rather write a book of my own.” That’ll stop him, I thought. “Fine,” said Tony, “send me the book proposal.” Little did I know that I would be stuck with my own pretense. The result is this book.
What’s This Book About? н↓ࡉ䀰н亪;䀰н亪ࡉһнᡀDŽ(䇪䈝) If names are not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language is not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. (Confucian Analects)
This book is about lived experiences in search of a correct name, as Confucius put it, or in psychological lingo, a conceptual framework that can serve them well. Imagine having certain experiences that have become an i
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