Shame and humiliation a dialogue between psychoanalytic and systemic approaches - Bigliani, Carlos Guillermo (Karnac Books, 2013)
COVER; CONTENTS; PSYCHOANALYTIC IDEAS AND APPLICATIONS SERIES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; CHAPTER ONE Humiliation and shame: dynamics and destinies; CHAPTER TWO Comment I; CHAPTER THREE Comment II; CHAPTER FOUR Humiliation, shame, and associated social emotions: a systemic approach and a guide for its transformation; CHAPTER FIVE Comment III; CHAPTER SIX Comment IV; CHAPTER SEVEN Shame, humiliation, and the hero; CHAPTER EIGHT Comment V; CHAPTER NINE Comment VI; Epilogue; REFERENCES; INDEX.
Shame and Humiliation aims at exploring a sub-set of universal emotions that are usually labelled as ""negative"" because of the sense of unease that they generate when we experience them and the tenacity with which we try to avoid them. They can thus becoming powerful instruments in the ""power games"" of our species, making their mark in both well-intentioned education as well as in merciless relations of oppression. Universal as they may be, though, these emotions are experienced and displayed in varied ways according to the mandates of different cultures and the vicissitudes of different s