Emotions in Social Life: Critical Themes and Contemporary IssuesGillian Bendelow, Simon J Williams Routledge, 11 sept 2002 - 368 páginas 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. |
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... rationality' (Rieff 1979): an ideology devoid of feeling, empathy and compassion for the plight of one's fellow human beings (Bauman 1989; Lynch 1985). Even to the present day, emotions are seen to be Introduction: emotions in social life.
Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues Gillian Bendelow, Simon J Williams. Even to the present day, emotions are seen to be the very antithesis of the detached scientific mind and its quest for 'objectivity', 'truth' and 'wisdom ...
... present book emerges, the central aim of which is to present, within the scope of a single volume, a 'state of the art' assessment of current theoretical and empirical work from leading scholars within the sociology of emotions. This ...
... western rationality; modes of thought which have sought to exclude children and the elderly, like women past and present, from the public world of (male) reason. In Chapter 8, Berry May all makes a preliminary exploration xvii.
... presents its members with a paradox—an apparent contradiction that underneath is not a contradiction but a cross-pressure. The present-day western paradox of love is this. As never before, the modern culture invites a couple to aspire ...
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Part II The mediation of emotional experience | 81 |
Part III Emotions and the body through the lifecourse | 133 |
Part IV Sexuality intimacy and personal relations | 189 |
Part V Emotions and health | 247 |
Index | 325 |
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Emotions in Social Life: Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues Gillian Bendelow,Simon Johnson Williams Vista previa restringida - 1998 |
Emotions in Social Life: Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues Gillian Bendelow,Simon J Williams Vista previa restringida - 2002 |
Emotions in Social Life: Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues Gillian Bendelow,Simon Johnson Williams Vista previa restringida - 1998 |