The Anatomy of Envy: A Study in Symbolic Behavior [and Comments and Reply]

Foster, George M.; Apthorpe, R. J.; Bernard, H. Russell; Bock, Bernard; Brøgger, Jan; Brown, Judith K.; Cappannari, Stephen C.; Cuisenier, Jean; D’Andrade, Roy G.; Faris, James C.; Freeman, Susan Tax; Kolenda, Pauline; Maccoby, Michael; Messing, Simon D.; Moreno-Navarro, Isidoro; Paddock, John; Reynolds, Harriet R.; Ritchie, James; Erlich, Vera St.; Saviahinsky, Joel S.; Seddon, J. D.; Utley, Francis Lee; Whiting, B. J.

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“…1007(Smith et al, -1008. Although not directly addressed in the present study, and perhaps an unlikely possibility, bereaved mothers may have been disconcerted by fear of envy of the dead (Foster, 1972), since "unresolved and unrecognized envy, often experienced in projection, is frequently a clinically important feature of persistent bereavement reactions" (Hobson, 1985, p. 128).…”

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“…Although the value of emotional disclosure in the amelioration of grief is arguable (Archer, 1999), particularly with regard to the value of expressing negative emotions (Bonanno, 2001), one necessary but not sufficient condition for effective counseling should be the correct identification of each troublesome emotion, not withstanding that shame and envy, in particular, may be difficult to identify in everyday discourse and "analyze" in psychotherapy (Bourne, 1968;Farber, 1976a;Foster, 1972;Lewis, 1971;Retzinger, 1995).…”

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Problematic Emotions and Maternal Grief

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Cacciatore

2008

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The study was an empirical examination of the relation of personality proneness to "problematic social emotions"-envy (Dispositional Envy Scale), jealousy (Interpersonal Jealousy Scale), and shame and guilt (Personal Feelings Questionnaire-2)-to maternal grief (Perinatal Grief Scale-33) following miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or infant/child death. The 441 women who participated in the study were enrolled from the Website, e-mail contact lists, and parent support groups of an organization that offers information and support to bereaved parents. All four problematic emotions were positively correlated with maternal grief. Envy, jealousy, and guilt made significant unique contributions to the variance in maternal grief. Overall, time lapse since the loss and the four problematic emotion predispositions explained 43% of the variance in maternal grief following child bereavement.

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Problematic Emotions and Maternal Grief

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Cacciatore

2008

Omega (Westport)

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“…The equality among ethnocultural groups decreed by multiculturalism has provoked a heightened degree of inter-ethnic group competition and animosity. Indeed, the sort of ressentiment described above by Mukherjee is at the very root of envy as symbolic behaviour (Foster 1972). This in turn poisons inter-ethnic relations, as the success of group A is perceived by group B as a sign that the latter group has been injured or maligned.…”

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“…Multiculturalism may claim to try to break down cultural jealousies (a rather innocuous zeal in the preservation of something possessed -as any dictionary indicates) but it has been the source of envy (displeasure and ill-will at the superiority of another person in happiness, success, reputation, or the possession of anything desirable) (Foster 1972). In his study of envy as symbolic behaviour, Foster examines the socioeconomic and psychological conditions that breed envy and the cultural forms used by those who fear the envy of others (concealment, denial, symbolic sharing, and true sharing) and the institutional forms used to reduce envy.…”

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Governance Through Social Learning

Paquet¹

1999

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Governance is about guiding: it is the process whereby an organization steers itself. Studying governance means probing the distribution of rights, obligations, and power that underpins organizations and social systems; understanding how they co-ordinate their parallel activities and maintain their coherence; exploring the sources of dysfunction and lacklustre performance; and suggesting ways to redesign organizations whose governance is in need of repair. Governance also has to do with the complex ways in which the private, public, and civic sectors co-ordinate their activities, with the manner in which citizens produce governance through their active participation in a democratic society, and with the instruments and processes required to ensure good and effective stewardship.This series welcomes a range of contributions -from conceptual and theoretical reflections, ethnographic and case studies, and proceedings of conferences and symposia to works of a very practical nature -that deal with particular problems or nexus of issues on the governance front. DirectorGilles Paquet Over the past 10 years, I have worked on the problems raised by the governing, the governance, and the governability of complex organizations and socio-economic-political systems. This terrain has been explored by many researchers. Indeed, over the last 10 years, these themes have become the centre of important debates on every continent (Kumon 1992; Kooiman 1993;Castells 1996). However, governance studies are still in their infancy. Although many interesting approaches and perspectives have been proposed, there is still no consensus on the best way to handle these issues, nor is there agreement on a lexicon or vocabulary for formulating these questions. Editorial CommitteeThis compendium of papers is a progress report on work that strives to generate new responses to these problems. These studies are unified by the choice of a particular strategy for dealing with governance problems. It is not intended to be le dernier mot on these matters, but only a premier effort to clarify the issues, using a method that has proved useful -the social learning approach. CHANCE EVENTS AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTThe research program on which this volume is based originated in 1988-89 during a sabbatical leave from the University of Ottawa, but the original plans evolved as a consequence of many chance events and help from friends and colleagues at certain junctures. GOVERNANCE THROUGH SOCIAL LEARNINGAt the time, the Institute was very much a forum interested in exploratory thinking. My work there was entirely curiosity-oriented, but I had an opportunity to discuss the results of my first analyses with Peter Dobell, Rod Dobell, Jeffrey Holmes, Steven Rosell, and Walter Stewart. Each of these colleagues forced different perspectives on these issues of governance on me, and they all had an impact on the reflections that stemmed from my sojourn at the Institute.The second chance event was David Zussman's invitation to present a paper on these issues at the A...

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“…62 Many peasant and tribal societies share the superstition of the evil eye, a destructive power emanatingusually involuntarily-from the look of an envious person (Foster 1972, Lindholm 2008). …”

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Invideo et Amo: on Envying the Beloved

Protasi

2017

Philosophia

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Ellis and Richard, two surgery residents, are deeply in love. They have been drawn to each other by a shared passion for medicine, a focused ambition on their career, and a common perception of isolation in a world of people who do not look like them: she, a White woman in a traditionally male environment; he, an African-American man in a predominantly White field. They decide to abandon their spouses, but, just when they are about to elope, Richard changes his mind, without telling her why, and their relationship ends. He cannot bring himself to admit to her that the reason he can't be with her is that he envies her: Ellis has just been nominated for a prestigious award, and he is incapable of rejoicing of her success and of being in a loving relationship with a woman who outperforms him professionally.

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The Anatomy of Envy: A Study in Symbolic Behavior [and Comments and Reply]

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