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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823825303321

Autore

Layder Derek

Titolo

Emotion in social life [[electronic resource] ] : the lost heart of society / / Derek Layder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2004

ISBN

9786610368792

1-4462-3103-8

0-7619-4365-X

1-4129-3269-6

1-280-36879-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.) : ill

Disciplina

303.342

Soggetti

Social control

Interpersonal relations

Power (Social sciences)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [122]-123) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: Uncovering the Lost Heart; Chapter 1 - Theoretical Issues; Chapter 2 - The Psychology of Personal Control; Chapter 3 - Social Encounters; Chapter 4 - Types and Dimensions; Chapter 5 - Familiar Issues and Examples; Chapter 6 - Failures of Control; Chapter 7 - Some Propositions about Human Behaviour; Chapter 8 - The Lost Heart: Theory & Research; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Interpersonal relations between real people are the essential heart of society but it is a 'heart' that has for too long been overlooked in social and psychological analysis. The book outlines a new way of thinking about control and power in everyday life.