Gender and Emotion - Social Psychological Perspectives

Klappentext A fascinating exploration of the relationship between gender and emotion. Zusammenfassung When do people call someone emotional? Why is it generally accepted that women are emotional and men are not? What are the actual differences between men and women with regard to emotions? Leading scholars seek to address these questions and to disentangle the complex relationship between gender and emotion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Cultural, Gender and Emotional Beliefs: 1. Thinking about gender, thinking about theory Stephanie A. Shields; 2. The socialisation of gender differences in emotional expression Leslie R. Brody; 3. Men's and women's lay theories of emotion Vanda L. Zammuner; 4.The relationship between gender and emotions in different cultures Agneta H. Fischer and Anton S. R. Manstead; Part II. Emotion Expression and Communication: 5. Gender differences in nonverbal communication of emotion Judy A. Hall, Jason D. Carter and Terrence G. Horgan; 6. Gender and smiling: a meta-analysis Marianne LaFrance and Marvin Hecht; 7. Sex differences in crying Ad Vingerhoets and Jan Scheirs; 8. Masculine identity and restrictive emotionality Jeroen Jansz; Part III. Distinct Emotions: 9. Women, men and positive emotions Michele G. Alexander and Wendy Wood; 10. Gender and anger Ann Kring; 11. Gender, sadness and depression Robyn Fivush and Janine P. Buckner; 12. Engendering gender differences in shame and guilt Tamara J. Ferguson and Heidi L. Eyre; 13. Sex differences in anxiety and depression Tracey E. Madden, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Paula R. Pietromonaco; Part IV. Epilogue: Gender and emotion: notes from a grateful tourist Kay Deaux.

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• Authors: Agneta H. Fischer, Agneta H. (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Fischer
• Assisted by: Agneta H. Fischer (Editor), Keith Oatley (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.2000
• EAN: 9780521639866
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63986-6
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social; Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories