Lupton, Deborah

Emotional self : sociocultural exploration - New Delhi Sage Publication 1998 - 195p. 23 cm ; Pbk

1. Thinking Through Emotion: Theoretical Perspectives --
2. Recounting Emotion: Everyday Discourses --
3. Emotions, Bodies, Selves --
4. The 'Emotional Woman' and the 'Unemotional Man' --
5. Emotions, Things and Places --
App. Sociodemographic Details of the Interview Study Participants.


In this original study into the nature of the emotional self Lupton places strong emphasis on language and discourse while acknowledging the sensual, embodied and unconscious dimensions of emotional experience.

978-0761956026


Psychology
Social psychology
Emotion