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INTERACTION AND ITS FAILURES: AN APPROACH THROUGH EMBARRASSMENT AND SHAME
INTERACTION AND ITS FAILURES: AN APPROACH THROUGH EMBARRASSMENT AND SHAME

Author(s): Hélène Maire, Rawan Charafeddine, Jean-Baptiste Van Der Henst
Subject(s): Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Pschology, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: social norm; transgression; embarrassment; shame; power situations; mixed-gender interactions; children;

Summary/Abstract: The present study is a theoretical and methodological proposal rooted in the field of social developmental psychology and describes three objectives. First, it aims to show how transgressive situations are conducive to study of social norms governing interactions. Second, the similarities and differences between two emotions, namely shame and embarrassment, are outlined in order to better understand how their respective measures can highlight social norms in interactions. Third, we illustrate our proposal to study social norms through emotional reactions by presenting an ongoing experiment, that examines how children may react to a power situation.

  • Issue Year: 67/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 67-81
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English