Shame and Gender in Transcultural Contexts

This comprehensive examination of shame through the lens of gender studies offers a transdisciplinary approach that bridges psychology, cultural studies, and positive psychology frameworks. The book provides both theoretical foundations and empirical research on how shame manifests differently across genders and cultural contexts, making it an essential resource for understanding this complex emotional experience. Readers will find sophisticated analysis of how shame expression, management, and impact vary between individual and collective perspectives.

What distinguishes this work is its transcultural methodology that moves beyond Western psychological paradigms to explore shame as a culturally constructed phenomenon. The positive psychology angle offers refreshing insights into shame's potential adaptive functions rather than treating it purely as pathological. This volume will particularly resonate with gender studies scholars, cross-cultural psychologists, and anyone researching emotional development across different societal frameworks, providing nuanced understanding of how shame shapes identity formation in diverse cultural landscapes.