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`There is much that is fascinating here. Long-established experiments and conclusions are rubbished and reinterpreted, long-established assumptions and beliefs about emotions are soundly trounced, and generally a good going-over is delivered to the whole field... it is such a blockbuster that one can only reel backwards and tell anyone studying the subject that they would be crazy not to get it' - Self & Society This fascinating book overviews the psychology of the emotions in its broadest sense, tracing historical, social, cultural and biological themes and analyses. The contributors - some of the leading figures in the field - produce a new theoretical synthesis by drawing together these strands.
Vignette 4: Vergüenza Ajena
Vignette 4: Vergüenza Ajena
‘Vergüenza ajena’ is a distinctive and remarkable variation of embarrassment (and sometimes of shame too). The purpose of this vignette is to focus on the effect of culture on the cluster of emotions that includes embarrassment and shame. We will comment on the emotion of ‘vergüenza ajena’ based on two considerations. First, ‘vergüenza ajena’ is an emotional cultural variation, especially felt by Spaniards but also by most of the Spanish speaking countries. Second, it is an exception that puts into question the most common perspectives on the study of the causes and circumstances of embarrassment.
‘Vergüenza ajena’ is the Spanish expression for empathic embarrassment or vicarious embarrassment. Since this is a common expression in Spanish and we are going ...
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