Scham - die tabuisierte Emotion

Shame is an emotion that everyone knows, one that deeply hurts and threatens people. For this reason, we rarely talk about it. Shame has many faces: even extreme acts such as so-called honor killings and suicide bombings are based on the mechanism of shame and shame defense. Social scientist Stephan Marks illustrates through numerous examples from family, work, and society how shame arises, what effects it has, and how we can constructively deal with this previously tabooed emotion. In this updated and fully revised new edition, he also sheds light on the political implications of shame, using the example of National Socialism and the current rise of new right-wing populism in the USA.