Emotions have emerged as a topic of interest across the disciplines, yet studies and findings on emotions tend to fall into two camps: body versus brain, nature versus nurture. Emotions as Bio-cultural Processes offers a unique collaboration across the biological/social divide - from psychology and neuroscience to cultural anthropology and sociology - as 15 noted researchers develop a common language, theoretical basis, and methodology for examining this most sociocognitive aspect of our lives. Starting with our evolutionary past and continuing into our modern world of social classes and norms, these multidisciplinary perspectives reveal the complex interplay of biological, social, cultural, and personal factors at work in emotions, with particular emphasis on the nuances involved in pride and shame. A sampling of the topics: (1) The roles of the brain in emotional processing. (2) Emotional development milestones in childhood. (3) Social feeling rules and the experience of loss. Tackles the topic from a true interdisciplinary approach –innovative and theoretical approaches that make these interactions accessible to analysis Uniquely integrated chapters due to authors’ interchange of ideas before final versions INDICE: From the contents Part I: Concepts and Approaches. Emotions as Bio-Cultural Processes: Disciplinary Debates and an Interdisciplinary Outlook. Onthe Origin and Evolution of Affective Capacities in Lower Vertebrates. Emotions: The shared Heritage of Animals and Humans. Neurobiological Basis of Emotions. Milestones and Mechanisms of Emotional Development. Gravestones for Butterflies: Social Feeling Rules and Individual Experiences of Loss. Emotion by Design: The Self-Management of Feelings as a Cultural Program. Emotion, Embodiment, and Agency: The Place of a Social Emotions Perspective in Cross-Disciplinary Understandings of Emotional Processes. On the Nature of Artificial Feelings.- Part II: Empirical Studies: Shame and Pride-Prototypical Emotions Between Biology and Culture. “Honour and Dishonour”: Connotations of a Socio-Symbolic Category in Cross-Cultural Perspective. “Honour and Dishonour” and the Quest forEmotional Equivalents.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-74134-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 335
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés