The Sociology of Emotions

by Jonathan H. Turner and Jan E. Stets

Book Overview

All social relations involve emotional responses, from the simplest face-to-face encounter through the mobilization of social movements to the commitments that individuals develop for culture and society. The social world is thus dependent upon the arousal of emotions, and equally significant conflict and change in societies is ultimately driven by emotional arousal. Thus, it is important to understand how human emotions influence, and are influenced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521612225
• ISBN13: 9780521612227
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"