Handbook of the sociology of emotions

For almost thirty years, sociologists have increasingly theorized about and conducted research on human emotions. Surprisingly, it was not until the 1970s that the sociology of emotions emerged as a coherent field of inquiry. What makes this late date surprising is that it is now obvious that human...

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Other Authors: Stets, Jan E., Turner, Jonathan H., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, 2006.
New York, NY : 2006.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 657 pages).
Series: Handbooks of sociology and social research.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • Jan E. Stets and Jonathan H. Turner
  • Basic Processes.
  • The classification of emotions /
  • Robert A. Thamm ;
  • The neuroscience of emotions /
  • David D. Franks ;
  • Gender and emotion /
  • Stephanie A. Shields [and others]
  • Theories.
  • Power and status and the power-status theory of emotions /
  • Theodore D. Kemper ;
  • Cultural theory and emotions /
  • Gretchen Peterson ;
  • Ritual theory /
  • Erika Summers-Effler ;
  • Symbolic interactionism, inequality, and emotions /
  • Jessica Fields, Martha Copp, and Sherryl Kleinman ;
  • Affect control theory /
  • Dawn T. Robinson, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and Allison K. Wisecup ;
  • Identity theory and emotions /
  • Jan E. Stets ;
  • Self theory and emotions /
  • Howard B. Kaplan ;
  • Emotion-based self theory /
  • David Boyns ;
  • Psychoanalytic sociological theories and emotion /
  • Jonathan H. Turner ;
  • Social exchange theory of emotions /
  • Edward J. Lawler and Shane R. Thye ;
  • Emotion in justice processes /
  • Guillermina Jasso ;
  • Expectation states theory and emotions /
  • Cecilia L. Ridgeway ;
  • Evolutionary theory and emotions /
  • Michael Hammond
  • Select emotions.
  • Love /
  • Diane H. Felmlee and Susan Sprecher ;
  • Jealousy and envy /
  • Gordon Clanton ;
  • Empathy /
  • Mark H. Davis ;
  • Sympathy /
  • Christopher S. Schmitt and Candace Clark ;
  • Anger /
  • Scott Schieman ;
  • Grief /
  • Kathy Charmaz and Melinda J. Milligan ;
  • Moral emotions /
  • Jonathan H. Turner and Jan E. Stets
  • Emotions in social life.
  • Emotions in the workplace /
  • Kathryn J. Lively ;
  • Emotions and health /
  • Linda E. Francis ;
  • Emotions and social movements /
  • Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper.