Microsociology: Discourse, Emotion, and Social Structure

by Thomas J. Scheff

Book Overview

Moving beyond the traditional boundaries of sociological investigation,
Thomas J. Scheff brings together the study of communication and the social
psychology of emotions to explore the microworld of thoughts, feelings,
and moods. Drawing on strikingly diverse and rich sources--the findings of
artificial intelligence and cognitive science, and examples from literary
dialogues and psychiatric interviews--Scheff provides an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226736660
• ISBN13: 9780226736662
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"