Heart to Heart

Autorentext

Brian Parkinson is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Oxford. He has served as Chief Editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology and Associate Editor of Cognition and Emotion and Transactions in Affective Computing.

Zusammenfassung
Heart to Heart develops an integrative social-psychological approach by arguing that emotions align relations between people. It addresses emotion's social effects in dyads and groups, and considers how people exploit these effects by regulating their emotions at home and at work. It is essential reading for emotion researchers and students.

Inhalt

1. What's at the heart of emotions?; 2. Words and concepts; 3. Facial activity and emotion expression; 4. Explaining emotional influence; 5. Regulating emotions; 6. Social functions; 7. Groups, teams, and crowds; 8. Working with emotions; 9. Reorientation; References.