PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kazakhs are known for being cheerful, honest, warm-hearted, sincere, hospitable, tolerant and straightforward. Traits that are admired include bravery, emotions and optimism. Respect for elders and clan loyalties hold a high place in Kazakh society.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kazakhs are the second most numerous Turkic-speaking people in Central Asia after the Uzbeks. The Kazakhs were traditionally pastoral nomads, dwelling year-round in portable dome-shaped tents (called gers, or yurts) constructed of dismountable wooden frames covered with felt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kazakhstan is unique in that its people, the Kazakhs, did not form the majority of the population upon independence in 1991. Currently the northern part of the country is populated mostly with Ukrainian and Russian majorities while Kazakhs are more prevalent in the south.

Detailed explanation-4: -Major cultural values of Kazakhs: respect for elders, peacefulness and tolerance, sociability, hospitality and desire to live in harmony with surrounding world. Kazakh traditions require a guest to be filled with tea and well fed.