SOCI 275 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Emotions And Culture, Wield, Emotional Labor
8 Nov 2015
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Chapter 7: interactionist approaches to the study of emotion: Interactionist"s interest in emotion had increased over the years. Emotions are subject to norms and act of management. Some questions regarding emotions and the self/society: Emotional experience: language, naming, and the construction of inner reality . Human beings interpret and define the reality of internal world. Translate experiences into labels rely on symbols and social processes. Emotions are seen as reflexive responding to certain stimuli. People beleive that have little control over their emotions. Symbolic interactionists begun to challenge this view. Emotions are profoundly social in origin, nature and expression. Emotions arise out of social behavior, processes, and relationships. One level: emotions function on a biological processes. It is important to remember that emotions are mediated by social rather than physiological factors. Interactionists emotions arise and expressed through an interactive process characterized by three phases. Experiences an internal response to the defined situation.
