Cas Wouters

Bio: Cas Wouters is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lust & Emancipation. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 60 publications receiving 1366 citations.

Informalization: Manners and Emotions Since 1890

Abstract: Manners: Theory and History Social Mixing and Status Anxieties Decreasing Social and Psychic Distance - Increasing Social Integration and Identification Introductions and Friendships, Forms of Address and other Differences in National Habitus Formation The Spiral process of Informalization Phases of Informalization and Reformalization Connecting Social and Psychic Processes Third Nature

Formalization and Informalization: Changing Tension Balances in Civilizing Processes

Abstract: 1. Informalization Revisited In the sixties and seventies, there was increasing "permissiveness", together with growing leniency in codes of social conduct in western societies. Many modes of conduct that had formerly been forbidden were now allowed, particularly in matters of sexuality, and conduct and emotions became less formally regulated in such spheres of behaviour as the written and spoken language, clothing, music, dancing and hair styles. In an earlier article I attempted to explain the increasing permissiveness in terms of informalizing processes. In these processes more and more of the dominant modes of social conduct, symbolizing institutionalized power relationships, come to be ignored and attacked, with the result that the standards of social conduct change towards greater leniency, variety and differentiation. At the same time this signifies a shift in power relationships between social superiors and subordinates in favour of the latter. These developments can be interpreted in terms of Norbert Elias's theory of civilizing processes as increased varieties or nuances in the codes of conduct. Ever since the turn of the century, the life styles and standards of social conduct of the middle classes and the working classes of Europe have come to be more and more alike. In that process, the range of differences in conduct, emotions and morals has been diminished, and the sensitivity to varieties or nuances in between has been intensified. In one sense this development did not seem to be in accordance with the theory of civilizing processes: according to some formulations of this theory, more lenient standards of social conduct go hand in hand with more lenient patterns of self-control, with lower requirements in regard to emotional controls on the part of the people involved. In

The Quest for New Rituals in Dying and Mourning: Changes in the We-I Balance

Abstract: Rituals in dying and mourning have a social and a psychic aspect: they have the twin function of diminishing the danger of succumbing to intense emotions (fear, despair, powerlessness and grief) by evoking a feeling of solidarity, and of enhancing the sense of being connected to a larger community, on which basis these emotions are acknowledged as well as dimmed and kept under control. As the changes in mourning ritual of the last half of the 20th century demonstrate, the relation or balance between these social and psychic functions of mourning rituals has been changing. From the 1960s onward, many traditional rituals came under suspicion and were pushed aside. Since the 1980s, a quest for new rituals has emerged. The article will address the question of what has changed in the social and individual regulation of these feelings by comparing old, mostly religious rituals, to more recent ones. The latter will be interpreted as part of a highly individualized quest for societal recognition and solidarity, d...

Sex and Manners: Female Emancipation in the West 1890 - 2000

Abstract: Introduction Perspective and Contents An Overview On Regimes of Manners and Emotions Manners and the Modelling Function of Good Societies Confined to the Drawing Room Dancing Fury To Pay or Be Paid For? Going to Work Manners at Work Developments in Courting Regimes Introduction Chaperonage and the Courting Regime in England Chaperonage and the Courting Regime in Germany Chaperonage and the Courting Regime in the Netherlands Chaperonage in the USA Chaperonage Compared Some National Differences and General Trends The American Dating Regime Courting Regimes Compared Some National Differences and General Trends The Lust Balance of Sex and Love Since the Sexual Revolution Fuck Romance! The Sexual Revolution From 'Sexual Liberation' to `Sexual Oppression' The Anti-Pornography Movement What is the Price of Sex? Revival of Lust The Lust and Love Revival International Comparisons, Theoretical Interpretations, and Regularities in Processes of Emancipation and Integration From a Comparative Perspective Developments in Europe and in the USA Balancing The Lust Balance and the Balance of Power, the Balance of Controls, and the We-I Balance Regularities in Processes of Emancipation and Integration Lust Anxiety Social and Sexual Fear of 'Heights' and 'Depths' Three Types Trend-followers, Radicals and Moderates Phases in Processes of Emancipation, Accommodation and Integration Intensified Tugs-of-War and Ambivalence

Medscape

Abstract: Secret History: Return of the Black Death Channel 4, 7-8pm In 1348 the Black Death swept through London, killing people within days of the appearance of their first symptoms. Exactly how many died, and why, has long been a mystery. This Secret History documentary follows experts as they pick through the evidence and reveal why the plague killed on such a scale. And they ask, what might be coming next?

Handbook of Emotions

Abstract: Part 1. Interdisciplinary Foundations. R.C. Solomon, The Philosophy of Emotions. P.N. Stearns, History of Emotions: Issues of Change and Impact. J.E. Stets, J.H. Turner, The Sociology of Emotions. J. Panksepp, The Affective Brain and Core Consciousness: How Does Neural Activity Generate Emotional Feelings? N.H. Frijda, The Psychologist's Point of View. L.S. Greenberg, The Clinical Application of Emotion in Psychotherapy. P.N. Johnson-Laird, K. Oatley, Emotions, Music, and Literature. J. Tooby, L. Cosmides, The Evolutionary Psychology of the Emotions and Their Relationship to Internal Regulatory Variables. R. Loewenstein, G. Loewenstein, The Role of Emotion in Economic Behavior. Part 2. Biological and Neurophysiological Approaches to Emotion. J.E. LeDoux, E.A. Phelps, Emotional Networks in the Brain. J.T. Larsen, G.G. Berntson, K.M. Poehlmann, T.A. Ito, J.T. Cacioppo, The Psychophysiology of Emotion. J. Bachorowski, M.J. Owren, Vocal Expressions of Emotion. D. Matsumoto, D. Keltner, M.N. Shiota, M. O'Sullivan, M. Frank, Facial Expressions of Emotion. J.M. Haviland-Jones, P.J. Wilson, A "Nose" for Emotion: Emotional Information and Challenges in Odors and Semiochemicals. T.D. Wager, L. Feldman Barrett, E. Bliss-Moreau, K. Lindquist, S. Duncan, H. Kober, J. Joseph, M. Davidson, J. Mize, The Neuroimaging of Emotion. A.D. Craig, Interoception and Emotion: A Neuroanatomical Perspective. Part 3. Developmental Changes. L.A. Camras, S.S. Fatani, The Development of Facial Expressions: Current Perspectives on Infant Emotions. M. Lewis, The Emergence of Human Emotions. P.L. Harris, Children's Understanding of Emotion. C. Saarni, The Interface of Emotional Development with Social Context. S.C. Widen, J.A. Russell, Young Children's Understanding of Others' Emotions. A.S. Walker-Andrews, Intermodal Emotional Processes in Infancy. C. Magai, Long-Lived Emotions: A Lifecourse Perspective on Emotional Development. Part 4. Social Perspectives. L.R. Brody, J.A. Hall, Gender and Emotion in Context. R.A. Shweder, J. Haidt, R. Horton, C. Joseph, The Cultural Psychology of the Emotions: Ancient and Renewed. E.R. Smith, D.M. Mackie, Intergroup Emotions. M.L. Hoffman, Empathy and Prosocial Behavior. A.H. Fischer, A.S.R. Manstead, Social Functions of Emotion. Part 5. Personality Issues. R.E. Lucas, E. Diener, Subjective Well-Being. J.E. Bates, J.A. Goodnight, J.E. Fite, Temperament and Emotion. J.J. Gross, Emotion Regulation. K.A. Lindquist, L. Feldman Barrett, Emotional Complexity. Part 6. Cognitive Factors. P. Salovey, B.T. Detweiler-Bedell, J.B. Detweiler-Bedell, J.D. Mayer, Emotional Intelligence. A.M. Isen, Some Ways in which Positive Affect Influences Decision Making and Problem Solving. N.L. Stein, M.W. Hernandez, T. Trabasso, Advances in Modeling Emotion and Thought: The Importance of Development, On-Line and Multilevel Analyses. P.M. Niedenthal, Emotion Concepts. E.A. Kensinger, D.L. Schacter, Memory and Emotion. M. Minsky, A Framework for Representing Emotional States. G.L. Clore, A. Ortony, Appraisal Theories: How Cognition Shapes Affect into Emotion. Part 7. Health and Emotions. M.A. Diefenbach, S.M. Miller, M. Porter, E. Peters, M. Stefanek, H. Leventhal, Emotions and Health Behavior: A Self-Regulation Perspective. M.E. Kemeny, A. Shestyuk, Emotions, the Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems, and Health. N.S. Consedine, Emotions and Health. A.M. Kring, Emotion Disturbances as Transdiagnostic Processes in Psychopathology. Part 8. Select Emotions. A. Ohman, Fear and Anxiety: Overlaps and Dissociations. E.A. Lemerise, K.A. Dodge, The Development of Anger and Hostile Interactions. M. Lewis, Self-Conscious Emotions: Embarrassment, Pride, Shame, and Guilt. P. Rozin, J. Haidt, C.R. McCauley, Disgust. B.L. Fredrickson, M.A. Cohn, Positive Emotions. G.A. Bonanno, L. Goorin, K.G. Coifman, Sadness and Grief.

Tit for Tat? The Spiraling Effect of Incivility in the Workplace

Abstract: In this article we introduce the concept of workplace incivility and explain how incivility can potentially spiral into increasingly intense aggressive behaviors. To gain an understanding of the mechanisms that underlie an “incivility spiral,” we examine what happens at key points: the starting and tipping points. Furthermore, we describe several factors that can facilitate the occurrence and escalation of an incivility spiral and the secondary spirals that can result. We offer research propositions and discuss implications of workplace incivility for researchers and practitioners.

The Dimensions, Antecedents, and Consequences of Emotional Labor

Abstract: This article conceptualizes the emotional labor construct in terms of four dimensions: frequency of appropriate emotional display, attentiveness to required display rules, variety of emotions to be displayed, and emotional dissonance generated by having to express organizationally desired emotions not genuinely felt. Through this framework, the article then presents a series of propositions about the organizational-, job-, and individual-level characteristics that are antecedents of each of these four dimensions. Frequency of emotional display, attentiveness to display rules, variety of emotions to be displayed, and emotional dissonance are hypothesized to lead to greater emotional exhaustion, but only emotional dissonance is hypothesized to lead to lower job satisfaction. Implications for future theory development and empirical research on emotional labor are discussed as well.

Critical Discourse Analysis and the Marketization of Public Discourse: The Universities

Abstract: This paper sets out the author's view of discourse analysis and illustrates the approach with an analysis of discursive aspects of marketization of public discourse in contemporary Britain, specifi...