Judging Passions by Roger Giner-Sorolla

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Summary

Drawing on extensive research, including many studies from the author’s own lab, this book shows why emotions work to encourage reasonable moral behavior, and why they sometimes fail.

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Judging Passions by Roger Giner-Sorolla

Drawing on extensive research, including many studies from the authors own lab, this book shows why emotions work to encourage reasonable moral behavior, and why they sometimes fail.

"Giner-Sorolla's capacious grasp of several scientific literatures, his compassion and evenhandedness, and the clarity of his writing about devilishly complex issues make this a must read for anyone interested in psychology and politics, and the moral dilemmas they createSumming Up: Essential. All readers." – R.R. Cornelius, Vassar College, in CHOICE

"This is an excellent, easy to grasp and engagingly written book which is highly accessible for all students and researchers working on emotions, interpersonal and intergroup relations and morality. I would strongly recommend this book to everybody who is interested in these topics." – Thomas Kessler, Head of Social Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena

"Finally, a book that describes in detail the important intersections between groups, morality, and emotions. Roger Giner-Sorolla provides a fresh new look to these very old concepts." – Brad Bushman, Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, Ohio State University


"Giner-Sorolla's capacious grasp of several scientific literatures, his compassion and evenhandedness, and the clarity of his writing about devilishly complex issues make this a must read for anyone interested in psychology and politics, and the moral dilemmas they create. Summing Up: Essential."- R. R. Cornelius, Vassar College, for CHOICE, May 2013

"This is an excellent, easy to grasp and engagingly written book which is highly accessible for all students and researchers working on emotions, interpersonal and intergroup relations and morality. I would strongly recommend this book to everybody who is interested in these topics." – Thomas Kessler, Head of Social Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany

"Finally, a book that describes in detail the important intersections between groups, morality, and emotions. Roger Giner-Sorolla provides a fresh new look to these very old concepts." – Brad Bushman, Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, Ohio State University, USA

Roger Giner-Sorolla is Reader in Social Psychology at the University of Kent, UK. His research interests include attitudes and motivated cognition, and more recently the role of affect and moral emotions.
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ISBN 13 9781848720688
ISBN 10 1848720688
Title Judging Passions
Author Roger Giner-Sorolla
Series European Monographs In Social Psychology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Psychology Press
Year published 2012-01-20
Number of pages 226
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.