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E. Doyle McCarthy - Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction: Emotional Lives: Dramas of Identity in an Age of Mass Media - 9780521820141 - V9780521820141
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Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction: Emotional Lives: Dramas of Identity in an Age of Mass Media

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Description for Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction: Emotional Lives: Dramas of Identity in an Age of Mass Media Hardback. .
Emotional Lives explores the changes in emotional cultures that have taken place during the last half century and continue to affect people's identities today. These changes are driven by the culture of consumerism in contemporary post-industrial society and by the emergence of new ideas about public and private life in a time when media culture generates new forms of social relationships and deep personal attachments to celebrity figures. McCarthy shows that people are drawn to public life, not only for entertainment and pleasure but also for its dramas, for memorializing events like disasters, acts of violence, and victimhood. McCarthy's cultural-sociological ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521820141
SKU
V9780521820141
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About E. Doyle McCarthy
E. Doyle McCarthy is Professor of Sociology at Fordham University, New York. She has worked and published in the fields of the sociology of knowledge and emotion studies. She serves on the editorial board of La Critica Sociologia, an international journal in the social sciences, and was previously the senior editor of the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society. ... Read more

Reviews for Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction: Emotional Lives: Dramas of Identity in an Age of Mass Media
'McCarthy brilliantly develops the theme that in contemporary life we seek distinctive and intense emotion in a shared culture of 'emotional pursuits' that range from passionate, open expressions of emotion at sporting events, to public, collective expressions of grief. Highly recommended for all who desire a deeper understanding of the social nature of emotion.' Stephanie A. Shields, Pennsylvania State University ... Read more

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