Beyond Virtue
The Politics of Educating Emotions

Based on psychological, political, and sociological research, this book offers insights on how to educate young people about emotions.

Liz Jackson (Author)

9781108482134, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 November 2020

250 pages
15 x 23 x 1.5 cm, 0.54 kg

'Recommended.' D. L. Norland, Choice Connect

Educating students for emotional wellbeing is a vital task in schools. However, educating emotions is not straightforward. Emotional processes can be challenging to identify and control. How emotions are valued varies across societies, while individuals within societies face different emotional expectations. For example, girls face pressure to be happy and caring, while boys are often encouraged to be brave. This text analyses the best practices of educating emotions. The focus is not just on the psychological benefits of emotional regulation, but also on how calls for educating emotions connect to the aims of society. The book explores psychology's understanding of emotions, 'the politics of emotions', and philosophy. It also discusses education for happiness, compassion, gratitude, resilience, mindfulness, courage, vulnerability, anger, sadness, and fear.

Foreword Judith Suissa
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Psychology and the politics of educating emotions
3. Views of emotions in moral philosophy
4. Happiness, eudemonia, and well-being
5. Caring, compassion, and altruism
6. Gratitude
7. Resilience and mindfulness
8. Vulnerability, courage, and grit
9. Anger
10. Sadness, fear, and anxiety
11. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Educational psychology [JNC], Philosophy & theory of education [JNA], Education [JN], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Psychology [JM]