Ordinary relationships : a sociological study of emotions, reflexivity and culture / Julie Browlie.

"This book questions epochal and undifferentiated claims about contemporary emotional lives, and sets out to be explicit about the nature of ordinary relationships.--back cover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brownlie, Julie
Language:English
Published: Houndsmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
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Physical Description:x, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Variant Title:
Sociological study of emotions, reflexivity and culture.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Emotions Culture : the role of culture, reflexivity and emotions
  • About Distances : Researching Emotional Lives
  • 'It's Good to Talk' and Other Stories
  • Look who's Listening
  • The Practice of being there
  • Seizing the spinning top : Reflexivity in practice
  • Living in the second world
  • On not telling our sad stories : where have all the vulnerable people gone?
  • Conclusion : Having our heads turned by the ordinary.