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Everyday Conceptions of Emotion

An Introduction to the Psychology, Anthropology and Linguistics of Emotion

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series D: (ASID, volume 81)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Emotion Concepts and What Language Reveals about Them

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Z. Kövecses
      Pages 3-15
    3. The Heart and the Head

      • W. Gerrod Parrott
      Pages 73-84
    4. Prototype Analyses of Emotion Terms in Palau, Micronesia

      • Kyle D. Smith, Debbie Tkel-Sbal
      Pages 85-102
    5. Turkish Emotion Concepts

      • Seyda Türk Smith, Kyle D. Smith
      Pages 103-119
    6. Emotions and Emotion Words

      • Nico H. Frijda, Suprapti Markam, Kaori Sato, Reinout Wiers
      Pages 121-143
  3. Anthropological Studies of Emotion Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
    2. Introduction

      • J. C. Wellenkamp
      Pages 169-179
    3. American Cultural Models of Embarrassment

      • Dorothy Holland, Andrew Kipnis
      Pages 181-202
    4. The Study of Inuit Emotions

      • J. L. Briggs
      Pages 203-220
    5. “Caught in the Web of Words”

      • D. L. Brenneis
      Pages 241-250
    6. Everyday Conceptions of Distress

      • J. C. Wellenkamp
      Pages 267-280
  4. The Developing Child’s Theory of Emotion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
    2. Introduction

      • Paul L. Harris
      Pages 283-287

About this book

In Everyday Conceptions of Emotion, prominent anthropologists, linguists and psychologists come together for the first time to discuss how emotions are conceptualised by people of different cultures and ages, speaking different languages. Anger, fear, jealousy and emotion itself are concepts that are bound up with the English language, embedded in a way of thinking, acting and speaking. At the same time, the metaphors underlying such concepts are often similar across languages, and children of different cultures follow common developmental pathways. The book thus discusses the interplay of social and cultural factors that humans share in their development of an understanding of the affective side of their lives.
For researchers interested in emotion, development of concepts and language, cultural and linguistic influences on psychological processes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    James A. Russell

  • Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    José-Miguel Fernández-Dols

  • Department of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Antony S. R. Manstead

  • Department of Anthropology & School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    J. C. Wellenkamp

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Everyday Conceptions of Emotion

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to the Psychology, Anthropology and Linguistics of Emotion

  • Editors: James A. Russell, José-Miguel Fernández-Dols, Antony S. R. Manstead, J. C. Wellenkamp

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series D:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8484-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3479-8Published: 31 May 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4551-5Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8484-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-123X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 585

  • Topics: Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology

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eBook USD 259.00
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Softcover Book USD 329.99
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