1st Edition

Revolt from the Middle Emotional Stratification and Change in Post-Industrial Societies

By Jonathan H. Turner Copyright 2015
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

Those who address conflict resulting from differing socio-economic groups (stratification systems) focus on the arousal of negative emotions. Less frequently explored are the effects of positive emotions, particularly among the middle classes in industrial and post-industrial societies. In more developed societies, those experiencing positive emotional energy far outnumber those who endure... Read more
Acknowledgments Preface 1 Societal Stratification2 The Institutional Basis of Societal Stratification3 Emotional Dynamics4 The Micro-Level Distribution of Emotions I: The Power of Cultural Expectations 5 The Micro-Level Distribution of Emotions II: The Power of Social Structural Locations 6 The Micro-Level Distribution of Emotions III: The Power of Transactional Needs 7 Emotional Inequality and Collective Mobilization8 Emotional Polarization and Social ChangeName Index Subject Index

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Jonathan H. Turner