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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476928003321

Autore

Latu Ioana

Titolo

Gender and emotion : an interdisciplinary perspective / / Ioana Latu, Marianne Schmid Mast & Susanne Kaiser, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2013

Bern : , : Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

3-0351-0599-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaiserSusanne

LatuIoana <1980->

SchmidMarianne

Disciplina

152.4

Soggetti

Emotions

Sex (Psychology)

Sex role

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Women express more emotion than men, but do they also experience more emotion than men? Are emotions represented differently in men and women's brains? What are the origins of gender differences in emotions - are we born different or is it socialization that renders us different? What are the implications of gender differences in emotion for general well-being, insomnia, depression, antisocial behavior, and alexithymia? What are the most appropriate methodologies for the empirical study of gender differences in emotional experiences?  In the current book, coordinated by The Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, these questions are answered by reviewing research on general emotional expression and experience, but also on specific emotions and affective experiences such as shame, empathy, and impulsivity. We propose an interdisciplinary contribution to the field of gender and emotions, with works authored by specialists in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, economics, philosophy, and



anthropology.