Friends often ask, “How do you think I should feel in this situation?” Psychologists advise not to think about it, but to listen to ourselves and understand what we really feel. However, we are greatly influenced by cultural norms that prescribe certain emotions for us and prohibit others.
Friends often ask, “How do you think I should feel in this situation?” Psychologists advise not to think about it, but to listen to ourselves and understand what we really feel. However, we are greatly influenced by cultural norms that prescribe certain emotions for us and prohibit others. Feelings can be learned and taught. So, the once young Karamzin went on a trip to Europe to learn how to feel in a European way — and taught this to all reading Russia. And the sailors on Soviet submarines, in accordance with the standard of a courageous warrior, did not allow themselves to experience fear. The study of emotions from the point of view of their cultural and historical conditioning is a young branch of knowledge. A collection of articles by Russian and foreign scientists published by the New Literary Review, a recognized intellectual leader among domestic publishing houses, is dedicated to her.
NEW LITERARY REVIEW, 512 p.