Gender and Emotion

This book is a review on the scientific literature on gender and emotion, including both existing empirical knowledge and methodological advances and recommendations. It is an interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, economics, philosophy, and anthropology.

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.

Autorentext

Dr. Ioana Latu is a research psychologist at the University of Neuchâtel. Dr. Marianne Schmid Mast is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Neuchâtel. Dr. Susanne Kaiser is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Geneva. All three editors are associated with the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, a National Center for Competency in Research, financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Inhalt

Contents: Chiara Fiorentini: Gender and Emotion Expression, Experience, Physiology and Well-Being: A Psychological Perspective Ralph Erich Schmidt/Martial Van Der Linden: Gender and Impulsivity: A Psychopathological Perspective Christian M. Brodbeck/Giorgia Silani: Gender and Social Emotions: A Review of the Neuroscientific Literature on Empathy and its Link to Psychopathy, Antisocial Behavior and Alexithymia Tatjana Aue/Patrik Vuilleumier: Gender and the Affective Brain: Neuroscientific Perspectives Gaëtan Cousin/Marianne Schmid Mast: Gender and Nonverbal Expression of Emotions Eva Ranehill/Anne Boschini: Gender Differences in Risk Aversions: The Role of Emotions Raffaele Rodogno: Gender and Shame: A Philosophical Perspective Delphine Eggel: Gender and Emotion: An Anthropological and Historico-Religious Approach (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Judaism, Greece, and Rome).