Emotion - A Biosocial Synthesis

An integrated developmental-interactionist theory of emotion, showing how biologically based primary emotions relate to higher-level social, cognitive, and moral emotions.

List of contents

Part I. A Biosocial View of Emotion: 1. A developmental-interactionist theory of emotion; Part II. Biological Emotions: A Readout View: 2. Neurochemical systems: evolution and function; 3. Structure of neurochemical systems of emotion; 4. Attachment: the evolution, development, and neurochemistry of sociality; Part III. Higher-Level Emotions: An Ecological-Systems View: 5. Cognitive and linguistic emotions; 6. Social emotions; 7. Moral emotions: the passions of civility.

About the author

Ross Buck is Professor of Communication Sciences and Psychology at the University of Connecticut.

Summary

This book presents an integrated developmental-interactionist theory of emotion showing how biologically-based primary emotions relate to higher-level social, cognitive/linguistic, and moral emotions. It will appeal to scholars and students in social, behavioral, and life sciences interested in the nature and communication of emotion, particularly the general theory of emotion.

Product details

• Authors: Ross Buck, Ross (University of Connecticut) Buck, Buck Ross
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2014
• EAN: 9780521813167
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81316-7
• No. of pages: 474
• Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social; Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: emotions, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology