The Social construction of emotions

Part I Social Constructionsm: Theory and Method 1. An Outline of the Social Constructionist Viewpoint Rom Harre 2. Emotions and Statements about Them Errol Bedford 3. The Thesis of Constructionism Claire Armon-Jones 4. The Social Functions of Emotion Claire Armon-Jones 5. Emotion and Act: Roles and Rhetoric Theodore R. Sarbin 6. The Acquisition of Emotions during the Adulthood James R. Averill Part II Case Studies in Contemporary Emotions 7. Affect and Social Context: Emotion Definition as a Social Task J. Coulter 8. Anger and Similar Delusions C. Terry Warner 9. Envy J. Sabini and M. Silver 10. Loneliness Linda A. Wood 11. A Regional Variation: Emotions in Spain Eduardo Crespo Part III The Diversity of Emotions 12. Emotion Talk Across Times Rom Harre and Robert Finlay-Jones 13. Emotion Talk Across Cultures Paul Heelas 14. The Domain of Emotion Words on Ifaluk Catherine Lutz 15. A Japanese Emotion: Amae H. Morsbach and W.J.Tyler.