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List of contents
1. Emotions, Morality, and Groups: Introduction and Definition. 2. Emotion: A Functional Conflict Theory. 3. Emotions, Morality, and Groups: Intersections. 4. Disgust and Anger. 5. Shame and Guilt. 6. Positive Moral Emotions. 7. Applications and Conclusion.
About the author
Roger Giner-Sorolla is Reader in Social Psychology at the University of Kent, UK. His research interests include attitudes and motivated cognition, and more recently the role of affect and moral emotions.
Summary
Drawing on extensive research, including many studies from the author's own lab, this book shows why emotions work to encourage reasonable moral behavior, and why they sometimes fail.
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"Giner-Sorolla's capacious grasp of several scientific literatures, his compassion and evenhandedness, and the clarity of his writing about devilishly complex issues make this a must read for anyone interested in psychology and politics, and the moral dilemmas they create. Summing Up: Essential. All readers." – R.R. Cornelius, Vassar College, in CHOICE
"This is an excellent, easy to grasp and engagingly written book which is highly accessible for all students and researchers working on emotions, interpersonal and intergroup relations and morality. I would strongly recommend this book to everybody who is interested in these topics." – Thomas Kessler, Head of Social Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena
"Finally, a book that describes in detail the important intersections between groups, morality, and emotions. Roger Giner-Sorolla provides a fresh new look to these very old concepts." – Brad Bushman, Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, Ohio State University
