Gender and Emotion: Social Psychological Perspectives

by Edited by Agneta H. Fischer

• ISBN13: 9780521639866
• ISBN10: 0521639867
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

When do people call someone emotional? Why is it generally accepted that women are emotional and men are not? What are the actual differences between men and women with regard to specific emotions? Under what circumstances are these differences most pronounced? How can we explain these alleged differences? In this book a distinguished international group of scholars seek to address these and other questions in an attempt to disentangle the complex and fascinating relationship between gender and emotion. Presenting a systematic overview of the most recent social psychological research in this field, the contributors combine empirical evidence and theoretical explanations to examine a wide range of emotions and emotional expressions and how they vary according to gender and context.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Agneta H. Fischer
Contributors	xi
Part I Culture, gender, and emotional beliefs
Thinking about gender, thinking about theory: Gender and emotional experience	3	(21)
Stephanie A. Shields
The socialization of gender differences in emotional expression: Display rules, infant temperament, and differentiation	24	(24)
Leslie R. Brody
Men's and women's lay theories of emotion	48	(23)
Vanda L. Zammuner
The relation between gender and emotion in different cultures	71	(26)
Agneta H. Fischer
Antony S. R. Manstead
Part II Emotion expression and communication
Gender differences in nonverbal communication of emotion	97	(21)
Judy A. Hall
Jason D. Carter
Terrence G. Horgan
Gender and smiling: A meta-analysis	118	(25)
Marianne Lafrance
Marvin Hecht
Sex differences in crying: Empirical findings and possible explanations	143	(23)
A D Vingerhoets
Jan Scheirs
Masculine identity and restrictive emotionality	166	(23)
Jeroen Jansz
Part III Distinct emotions
Women, men, and positive emotions: A social role interpretation	189	(22)
Michele G. Alexander
Wendy Wood
Gender and anger	211	(21)
Ann M. Kring
Gender, sadness, and depression: The development of emotional focus through gendered discourse	232	(22)
Robyn Fivush
Janine P. Buckner
Engendering gender differences in shame and guilt: Stereotypes, socialization, and situational pressures	254	(23)
Tamara J. Ferguson
Heidi L. Eyre
Sex differences in anxiety and depression: Empirical evidence and methodological questions	277	(24)
Tracey E. Madden
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Paula R. Pietromonaco
Part IV Epilogue
Gender and emotion: Notes from a grateful tourist	301	(18)
Kay Deaux
Indexes	319