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Author:   Michael Hviid Jacobsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032073385

ISBN 10:   1032073381
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   15 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction – welcome to the world of emotions: emotions in culture and everyday life 1 Love: why romantic love matters in uncertain times 2 Pride: feeling good about myself because of you, because of us 3 Shame: situations and enduring presence 4 Self-blame: the torments of internalised guilt, regret, shame and blame 5 Loneliness: the decline of cultural and everyday sources of belonging in contemporary societies 6 Sadness: feeling, display and management in everyday life 7 Depression: emotion and (or) dis-connection in late modern society 8 Anxiety: fear and worry in the modern mind 9 Fear: a recent history 10 Contempt: the emotional rejection of those who are beneath our standards 11 Indignation: immoral shocks, moral actions 12 Nostalgia: an essentially contested emotion 13 Hope: fortitude or folly in the odyssey of sociology? 14 Ambivalence: exploring a mixed emotion

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Michael Hviid Jacobsen is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark. His research is concerned with topics such as crime, utopia, ethics, death and dying, palliative care, qualitative methods and social theory. His recent publications include Beyond Bauman, Postmortal Society, The Interactionist Imagination, The Age of Spectacular Death and Emotions, Everyday Life and Sociology.

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