The problem of emotions in societies / Jonathan H. Turner
- Author
- Turner, Jonathan H.
- Published
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 73 pages) : illustrations
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- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Why are humans so emotional? -- The dark side of emotions -- The stratification of emotions -- The effects of emotions on people and societies.
- Summary
- Like any other valued resource, emotions are distributed unequally. Moreover, emotions are a generalized resource because they give people the confidence, or lack of confidence, to secure additional types of resources. Thus, this distribution of emotions roughly corresponds to the shares of others kinds of resources that members of various social classes possess. The level of positive and negative emotional energy evident among members of different social classes has large consequences for the viability of human societies. When a large majority of members in diverse social classes have rese.
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- ISBN
- 9780203834251 (electronic bk.)
0203834259 (electronic bk.)
9781136165009 (electronic bk.)
1136165002 (electronic bk.)
9780415892070 (pbk.)
0415892074 (pbk.)
9781136165016 (e-book ; PDF)
1136165010
9781136164965 (e-book ; Mobi)
1136164960
9781138143784 (hardback)
1138143782
1280874376
9781280874376
9786613715685
6613715689 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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