Emotions in Affect Control Theory

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 51-75

  Lively, Kathryn J ^a   Heise, David R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Characteristic emotions; Culture; Deviant identities; Emotion management; Emotion norms; Emotional segueing; Emotional stations; Identity; Ineffable emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85126041585     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9130-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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