The Sociology of Emotions

by Jonathan H. Turner , Jan E. Stets

• ISBN13: 9780521847452
• ISBN10: 0521847451
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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 by, the social world. This understanding takes us into the sociology of emotions that has emerged as a distinct area of inquiry over the last thirty years.

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures	xi
Acknowledgment	xiii
Foreword by Lynn Smith-Lovin	xv
1. Conceptualizing Emotions Sociologically	1	(25)
Elements of Emotions	2	(8)
How Many Emotions Are There?	10	(11)
Emotions and Rationality	21	(2)
Sociological Theories of Emotions	23	(2)
Conclusion	25	(1)
2. Dramaturgical and Cultural Theorizing on Emotions	26	(43)
Erving Goffman's Dramaturgical Approach	27	(3)
Steven Gordon on Emotional Culture	30	(6)
Arlie Hochschild's Cultural Analysis	36	(10)
Morris Rosenberg on Emotions and Reflexivity	46	(3)
Peggy Thoits on Emotional Deviance	49	(7)
Candace Clark's Theory of Sympathy	56	(8)
Conclusion	64	(1)
Appendix: A Psychological Look at Emotions: James Averill	65	(4)
3. Ritual Theorizing on Emotions	69	(31)
The Influence of Emile Durkheim	70	(3)
Randall Collins's Interaction Ritual Theory	73	(16)
Erika Summers-Effler's Interaction Ritual Theory	89	(10)
Conclusion	99	(1)
4. Symbolic Interactionist Theorizing on Emotions	100	(51)
George Herbert Mead	102	(4)
Charles Horton Cooley's Contribution	106	(1)
Susan Shott's Social Control Theory	107	(8)
Sheldon Stryker's Identity Theory	115	(5)
George McCall and J.L. Simmons's Identity Theory	120	(4)
Peter J. Burke's Identity Control Theory	124	(9)
David Heise's Affect Control Theory	133	(9)
Conclusion	142	(1)
Appendix: A Psychological Look at Emotions: E. Tory Higgins, and Charles Carver and Michael Scheier	143	(3)
Charles Carver and Michael Scheier's Control-Process Perspective	146	(5)
5. Symbolic Interactionist Theorizing on Emotions with Psychoanalytic Elements	151	(28)
Sigmund Freud's Contribution to Sociological Theories of Emotions	151	(2)
Thomas Scheff's Theory of Shame	153	(11)
Jonathan H. Turner's Theory	164	(9)
Conclusion	173	(1)
Appendix: A Psychological Look at Emotions: June Tangney	174	(5)
6. Exchange Theorizing on Emotions	179	(36)
George C. Homans's Behavioristic Theory	180	(2)
Peter M. Blau's Theory	182	(2)
Richard Emerson's Power-Dependence Theory	184	(2)
An Extension of Emerson's Work: Karen S. Cook	186	(1)
Another Extension of Emerson's Work: Linda D. Molm	187	(3)
Edward J. Lawler and Jeongkoo Yoon's Theory of Relational Cohesion	190	(4)
Exchange, Dependence, and Legitimacy: Cathryn Johnson and Rebecca Ford	194	(3)
Exchange, Justice, and Emotions	197	(8)
Edward J. Lawler's Affect Theory of Social Exchange	205	(8)
Conclusion	213	(2)
7. Structural Theorizing on Emotions	215	(46)
Theodore Kemper's Power-Status Model	216	(4)
Robert Thamm's Power and Status Theory	220	(8)
Barry Markovsky and Edward J. Lawler's Network Theory	228	(1)
Expectation States Theories of Emotions	229	(2)
Joseph Berger's Affect Expectation Theory	231	(1)
Cecilia Ridgeway's Theory of Socioemotional Behavior and Status	232	(3)
Michael Lovaglia and Jeffrey Houser's Status-Compatible Emotions Theory	235	(7)
Robert K. Shelly's Theory of Sentiments and Expectations	242	(10)
Jack M. Barbalet's Macrostructural Theory of Emotions	252	(7)
Conclusion	259	(2)
8. Evolutionary Theorizing on Emotions	261	(23)
William M. Wentworth's Analysis of "Deep Sociality"	262	(3)
Jonathan H. Turner's Evolutionary Theory	265	(10)
Michael Hammond's Affect Maximization Theory	275	(7)
Conclusion	282	(2)
9. Prospects for the Sociology of Emotions	284	(32)
Conceptual Issues in the Sociology of Emotions	284	(28)
Research and Methodological Issues in the Sociology of Emotions	312	(4)
Conclusion	316	(3)
References	319	(20)
Index	339