This study examines key aspects of social structure by using a new interpretation of emotions such as fear, resentment, shame, and confidence, to redefine their roles in social processes. While much has been written on the social consequences of pathological emotions, this book demonstrates their relevance to everyday social interaction. In revealing the importance of emotions in sociology, J.M. Barbalet re-evaluates the nature and history of social theory.
This study examines key aspects of social structure by using a new interpretation of emotions such as fear, resentment, shame, and confidence, to rede...
This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx s philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing the different meanings of many of Marx s concepts as their role in his theory changes and the theory itself develops. Beginning with an examination of Marx s search for a sound epistemological basis on which to build a social theory, Dr Barbalet then gives an analysis of the way in which Marx continually modifies the concepts he uses, and continues with an examination of the different functions they are given in different theoretical settings....
This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx s philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing...
