Research Catalog

Title

Ordinary relationships : a sociological study of emotions, reflexivity and culture / Julie Browlie.

Author

Brownlie, Julie

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Details

Description

x, 258 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"This book questions epochal and undifferentiated claims about contemporary emotional lives, and sets out to be explicit about the nature of ordinary relationships.--back cover

Series Statement

Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life

Uniform Title

Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life

Alternative Title

Sociological study of emotions, reflexivity and culture

Subject

• Interpersonal relations
• Gefühl
• Intimsphäre
• Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
• Soziologie
• Interpersonal Relations
• Emotions
• PSYCHOLOGY > Applied Psychology
• SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > General
• SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Happiness
• SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Success
• Social, group or collective psychology
• Society
• Sociology: family & relationships

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

What We Talk About When We Talk About Emotions Culture : the role of culture, reflexivity and emotions -- About Distances : Researching Emotional Lives -- 'It's Good to Talk' and Other Stories -- Look who's Listening -- The Practice of being there -- Seizing the spinning top : Reflexivity in practice -- Living in the second world -- On not telling our sad stories : where have all the vulnerable people gone? -- Conclusion : Having our heads turned by the ordinary

ISBN

• 9780230346604
• 023034660X

OCLC

• 870285543
• SCSB-11073773

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library