How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

In a world that often values emotional suppression, understanding why we cry during anger could not only transform personal ...

From then on, the literature of crying is sparse, although cultural historian Tom Lutz’s book Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears usefully defines it as “a surplus of feeling over ...

If you find yourself crying when someone else starts crying, you may have a few distinct personality traits that suggest ...

Michelle Spear does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

"I guess a smiley face, it's probably clear, but sometimes, if you have a face with a tear, are they sad? Are they crying tears of joy, are they laughing?" -- David Hanauer, MD, MS, of the University ...