| Emotions in Social Life: Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues Contributor(s): Bendelow, Gillian (Editor), Williams, Simon J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415137993 ISBN-13: 9780415137997 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: The development of a sociology of emotions is crucial to our understanding of social life. Emotions are "social things"--controlled and managed in our everyday lives. Why is it then, that in Western social thought, emotions are disdainfully regarded as irrational and very often linked to a "hysterical" female? "Emotions in Social Life" investigates how in the course of human history, this "rational" development of the separation of reason and feeling came into being, and how its institution was male-identified. In providing this comprehensive assessment of the sociology of emotions, this volume pushes forward the boundaries of sociological investigation, allowing for a better understanding of the social process. The international roster of scholars come from the fields of medical sociology, health psychology and gender studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Emotions - Psychology | Social Psychology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 97-11499 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Economy; 11 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.15" W x 9.2" (1.39 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The development of a sociology of emotions is crucial to our understanding of social life as they hold the key to our understanding of social processes and sociological investigation. First published in 1997, Emotions in Social Life consolidates the sociology of emotions as a legitimate and viable field of enquiry. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the sociology of emotions using work from scholars of international stature, as well as newer writers in the field. It presents new empirical research in conjunction with innovative and challenging theoretical material, and will be essential reading for students of sociology, health psychology, anthropology and gender studies. |