Contempt has been fairly extensively researched as an emotion. Psychologist Paul Ekman defined it as a basic emotion along with joy, surprise, anger, sadness, fear, and disgust. He took these seven ...

In their investigation of the contemptuous personality, social psychologist Roberta A. Schriber and colleagues found that contempt-proneness, despite involving a tendency to look down on others, is ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

Beware of the contemptuous heart! Certainly, you’ve noticed the increasing social unrest prevalent throughout the world these days. But rather than focus on world reactions to current events, I’d ...

Elvis Presley’s late daughter Lisa Marie was delighted with Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about her superstar father, but she expressed reservations about the forthcoming film focused on her mother, newly ...