The problem of emotions in societies / / Jonathan H. Turner
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| Autore: |
Turner Jonathan H.
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| Titolo: |
The problem of emotions in societies / / Jonathan H. Turner
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (87 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 302/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Emotions - Sociological aspects |
| Emotions - Social aspects | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Includes bibliographical references. | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I. Why are Humans So Emotional?; II. The Dark Side of Emotions; III. The Stratification of Emotions; IV. The Effects of Emotions on People and Societies; References; Glossary/Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The problem of emotions in societies |
| ISBN: | 1-280-87437-6 |
| 9786613715685 | |
| 1-136-16501-0 | |
| 1-136-16500-2 | |
| 0-203-83425-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815871403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Framing 21st century social issues.