Schadenfreude : Understanding Pleasure at the Misfortune of Others

Name: Schadenfreude : Understanding Pleasure at the Misfortune of Others
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

SchadenfreudeUnderstanding Pleasure at the Misfortune of Others\nAuthor(s): Wilco W. van Dijk, Jaap W. Ouwerkerk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781316617960, 978-1316617960\nSynopsis\nWhen someone suffers a mishap, a setback or a downfall, we sometimes find ourselves experiencing schadenfreude - an emotion defined as deriving pleasure from another's misfortune. Schadenfreude is a common experience and an emotion which is seemingly inherent to social being. This book offers a comprehensive summary of current theoretical and empirical work on schadenfreude from psychological, philosophical and other scientific perspectives. The chapters explore justice as an underlying motive for schadenfreude, and the role played by social comparison processes and envy in evoking pleasure at the misfortunes of others in interpersonal relations. Schadenfreude is also described as a common phenomenon in intergroup.