Emotion science needs to account for the social world

Abstract:Emotions are complex processes that are constrained by biology, but not fully explained without taking the social context in which they develop into account. Mapping these contexts and understanding how and under which conditions they shape emotions is an essential task for the science of emotions; a task that —at least in psychology—has been neglected. The three commentaries each offer some interesting reflections on exactly this task.

Publication year:2012

Keywords:Psychology & behavioral sciences

Accessibility:Closed

Review status:Peer-reviewed