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The sociology of emotions is at the forefront of micro social theory and research. The papers in this volume represent an array of approaches to the analysis of emotions, including from traditions in social psychology and micro sociology traditions such as symbolic interactionism, expectation states research, interaction ritual theory, and others.
List of contents
Integrating Emotions Into Identity Theory; Identities, Events, And Moods; Emotions In Identity Theory: The Effect Of Status; Emotions, Sentiments, And Performance Expectations; Violent Males: A Theory Of Their Emotional/Relational World; The Enhancement Imperative And Group Dynamics In The Emergence Of Religion And Ascriptive Inequality; Towards A Universal Power And Status Theory Of Emotions; The Differentiatial Impact Of Emotions On Rational Schemes Of Social Organization; Consciousness, Emotoins And Science; A Theory Of Emotion, Culture, And The Self; Defenesive Strategies: The Formation Of Social Implications Of Patterned Self-Destructive Behavior; Emotions As Commentaries On Human Concerns.
About the author
David Turner is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, having taught and conducted research in the Department of Anthropology and Centre for Religious Studies since 1975. His early interest in the Australian Aborigines took him to the University of Western Australia in Perth, where he completed his Ph.D. in Anthropology (with special commendation) in 1971. Following this he established the Aboriginal Studies program at the Australian National University. In 1973 he returned to Canada to teach, first at the University of Manitoba and then at the University of Toronto. His other books include Tradition and Transformation: A Study of Aborigines in the Groote Eylandt Area, Northern Australia and Return to Eden: A Journey through the Promised Landscape of Amagalyuagba. He currently resides in his home town of Perth, Ontario.
Summary
The sociology of emotions is at the forefront of micro social theory and research. The papers in this volume represent an array of approaches to the analysis of emotions, including from traditions in social psychology and micro sociology traditions such as symbolic interactionism, expectation states research, interaction ritual theory, and others.
