Envy

For centuries, scholars have argued that envy is the source of much aggressive behavior as well as the root cause of much unhappiness, but it is only recently that there have been attempts to examine the emotion from an empirical perspective. This book is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive summary of current theoretical and empirical work on envy provided by scholars from a range of disciplines. The first section of the book focuses on the rich theological, philosophical, and evolutionary foundations of scholarly thinking on envy. The second section covers the social psychological work on envy and includes chapters on social comparison processes, definitional challenges, the link between envy and schadenfreude, intergroup envy, and fear of envy. The third section covers research on envy from organizational psychology, experimental economics, marketing, neuroscience, and anthropology. The fourth section focuses on the implications of understanding envy for physical and mental health with chapters on psychoanalytic conceptions of envy, health psychology, and the challenges of coping with envy. A final chapter consists of reflective comments on all the chapters and brings together recurring themes and makes suggestions for future research on envy.

ISBN 0195327950   Pages 382 ISBN13 9780195327953 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc   Weight (grammes) 667 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 245 Publication date 16 Oct 2008   Width (mm) 163 Library of Congress 2008004245   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 152.48   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

1		Introduction by Richard H. Smith and Sung Hee Kim		3
Pt. I		Theological, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Foundations
2		Envy in Jewish Thought and Literature by Solomon Schimmel		17
3		Envy in the Philosophical Tradition by Justin D'Arms and Alison Duncan Kerr		39
4		The Evolutionary Psychology of Envy by Sarah E. Hill and David M. Buss		60
Pt. II		Social Psychological Perspectives
5		Social Comparison and Envy by Mark D. Alicke and Ethan Zell		73
6		Envy, Inferiority, and Injustice: Three Bases for Anger About Inequality by Colin Wayne Leach		94
7		On the Pleasures and Displeasures of Being Envied by W. Gerrod Parrott and Patricia M. Rodriguez Mosquera		117
8		Envy, as Predicted by the Stereotype Content Model: A Volatile Ambivalence by Lasana T. Harris and Mina Cikara and Susan T. Fiske		133
9		Schadenfreude Caused by an Envied Person's Pain by Caitlin A. J. Powell and Richard H. Smith and David Ryan Schurtz		148
Pt. III		Perspectives from Organizational Psychology, Economics, Consumer Psychology, Anthropology, and Neuroscience
10		Envy in Organizational Life by Michelle K. Duffy and Jason D. Shaw and John M. Schaubroeck		167
11		The Cognitive and Behavioral Economics of Envy by Daniel John Zizzo		190
12		Marketing and Envy by Russell W. Belk		211
13		Culture and Envy by Charles Lindholm		227
14		The Functional Neuroanatomy of Envy by Jane E. Joseph and Caitlin A. J. Powell and Nathan F. Johnson and Gayannee Kedia		245
Pt. IV		Envy and Health
15		Psychoanalytic Contributions to Understanding Envy: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives by Benedicte Vidaillet		267
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."..a necessary and provocative resource on an intriguing topic."--CHOICE

"Envy: Theory and Research is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the subject of envy... [It] deserves a spot on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the subject of human behavior. Psychologists from a wide range of disciplines will find this book to be an important reference. Eminently readable yet sophisticated in its scope, it is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as psychologists from a broad range of disciplines and interests. Cognitive psychologists will find it as useful a reference, as will psychoanalysts, industrial/organizational psychologists, and health or social psychologists. It is a rich resource and a worthy examination of a complicated aspect of human nature."--PsycCRITIQUES

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