Cultural Perspectives on Shame: Unities and Diversities

Each essay in this volume provides a cultural perspective on shame. More specifically, each chapter focuses on the question of how a culture can differentially affect experiences of shame for members of that culture. As a collection, this volume provides a cross-cultural perspective on shame, highlighting the various similarities and differences of experiences of shame across cultures.

In Part 1, each contributor focuses primarily on how shame is theorized in a non-English-speaking culture, ...