Social Life of Emotions

Summary: Emotions cannot be understood as separate from the social relationships and groups where they occur since the social world is defined by emotion and emotions are defined by the social world. This book examines the interplay of emotions and social relationships. The chapters discuss ways in which relationships generate emotions, ways in which relationships and social life constrain people's emotions, and how emotions ...constitute social relationships. Together, the chapters present a view of emotions that locates them in their social context. [read more]