Frawley, Ashley
Significant Emotions: Rhetoric and Social Problems in a Vulnerable Age
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350026797
- author:
- Frawley, Ashley
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.5 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Tertiary Education (US: College), Reference & Language, Atlases,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Significant Emotions examines how emotional signifiers have become prominent in public debate and the rhetoric surrounding social problems. Building on previous work, Ashley Frawley explores the 'emotional turn' across the social sciences, tracing the rise of supposedly 'positive' emotional signifiers that claim to address various social issues. These signifiers are conceptualized as cycles of discovery, adoption, expansion, and exhaustion, with Frawley arguing that their power lies in underlying cultural currents. A systematic exploration of these trends across academia, media, and social policy reveals a preoccupation with emotional deficits and the notion that emotional disorientation underlies many social problems. This book offers a nuanced analysis of the 'age of emotion', challenging the idea that it represents a step towards a more enlightened society.
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