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An Evaluative Analysis of the Contribution of Key Sociological Theorists to the Development of a Sociology of Emotion

The problem of the investigation was to ascertain the contributions of various sociological theorists to a sociology of emotions. Emphasis was to be placed on the symbolic interactionist school. The method employed was that of a literature review, with an evaluative analysis of each of a number of writers as each contributed to a sociology of emotions. The study had the purpose of remedying the long-standing neglect of emotions by sociologists. This purpose was accomplished by indicating the distinctive contributions of each theorist and areas of convergence among theorists. The investigation was organized according to groups of theorists. Each theorist was examined for conceptions of human nature and of the relationship between the individual and society. Chapter I discussed the problem in general; the remaining chapters analyzed the theorists. Chapter II discussed the classical theorists Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Talcott Parsons. Chapter III presented the views of the symbolic interactionists George Herbert Mead, Charles Cooley, Herbert Blumer, Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills, and Erving Goffman. Chapter IV treated contemporary theorists: Arlie Hochschild, Theodore Kemper, Susan Shott, and Norman Denzin.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330595
Date05 1900
CreatorsThorp, Millard F. (Millard Franklin)
ContributorsBenson, Leonard G., Ferguson, Grant, Glasgow, Charles Wayne, Kitchens, James A., Seward, Rudy Ray
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 191 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Thorp, Millard F. (Millard Franklin), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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