Dark Emotions

Difficult Emotional Experiences in Social and Everyday Life

Michael Hviid Jacobsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)

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Routledge
22 July 2024

Society & culture: general; Social theory; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Cognition & cognitive psychology; Psychotherapy

Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory

Dark Emotions is a book about a range of emotional experiences that are often regarded or characterized as ‘negative’, ‘disturbing’ or ‘dark’ as contrasted with emotions that are ‘positive’, ‘pleasant’ or ‘light’.

Each chapter in the book is devoted to introducing different ‘dark emotions’ such as disappointment, betrayal, worry, regret, resentment and alienation and seeks to show – through conceptual, theoretical and empirical examples – how these emotions influence peoples’ lives and their relations to self, others and society. The book thus provides an overview of some dark emotions that are recognizable in our everyday lives and culture. It contains accessible introductions and relevant theoretical and empirical research on 12 different kinds of ‘dark emotions’. The chapters are highly useful for teaching sessions and research contexts. Additionally, they provide extensive lists of references for further reading.

The book will be particularly useful for students or scholars with an interest in emotion research or related areas, and the book may inspire further investigation of the often- overlooked emotions presented in this volume.

Edited by: Michael Hviid Jacobsen (Aalborg University Denmark)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781032583754
ISBN 10: 1032583754
Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 22 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface and acknowledgements Contributors Introduction The darkness within and without - Exploring dark emotions in contemporary culture and everyday life Michael Hviid Jacobsen Chapter 1 Disappointment - When things turn out wrong or worse than wanted Michael Hviid Jacobsen Chapter 2 Regret - In the crossroads of individuality, responsibility and agency Maria Madalena d’Avelar Chapter 3 Worry - Friend or foe? Kate Sweeny and Olivia T. Karaman Chapter 4 Vulnerability - A restricting and enabling emotion Barbara A. Misztal Chapter 5 Resentment - A complex socialmoral and political emotion Maria F. Gritsch and Warren D. TenHouten Chapter 6 Hate - A social functional theory of group-based hate Agneta H. Fischer Chapter 7 Betrayal - Towards a sociology of treachery Malin Åkerström Chapter 8 Panic - Fight or flight in a culture of fear? Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Peter Clement Lund Chapter 9 Paranoia - From a personality disorder to a sociological phenomenon Stef Aupers and Kamile Grusauskaite Chapter 10 Melancholy - What is it and what is it good for? Mathea Slåttholm Sagdahl Chapter 11 Apathy - Is a lack of feeling our default condition? Anna Zhelnina Chapter 12 Alienation - From classical to contemporary critical perspectives Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Warren D. TenHouten Index

Michael Hviid Jacobsen is Professor of Sociology at Aalborg University, Denmark. His research focuses on emotions, death and dying, palliative care, crime, literary sociology, social theory, qualitative research methodology and utopia/ nostalgia.