The Emotional Self: A Sociocultural Exploration

By Deborah Lupton

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This addition to a growing number of texts which approach emotions and emotionality from a social constructionist perspective is well written, scholarly, accessible and interesting.... There is both breadth and depth to this work.′ - Feminism and Psychology

This broad-ranging and accessible book brings together social and cultural theory with original empirical research into the nature of the emotional self in contemporary western societies.

The emphasis of the analysis is on the emotional self as a dynamic project that is continually shaped and reshaped via discourse, embodied sensations, memory, personal biography and interactions with others and objects. Using an interdisciplinary approa

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0761956026

ISBN13:9780761956020

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:Sage Publications UK

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Emotions Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Mental Health Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Social Psychology & Interactions Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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