How do gender and culture affect the ability to express and interpret nonverbal communications of emotion?
● Research indicates that women are better at understanding nonverbal expressions of emotions and that North American women are more expressive nonverbally than men. Both males and females have a more difficult time understanding nonverbal cues from the opposite sex.
● Power and culture affect how people express and interpret the emotions of others.
● Display rules, rules governing how and when a person displays emotion, differ between cultures.
● Facial expressions for basic emotions are consistent across cultures.
