CONCEPTUALISATION OF EMOTIONS
CONCEPTUALISATION OF EMOTIONS
Author(s): Małgorzata GruchołaSubject(s): Sociolinguistics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Individual Psychology, Behaviorism, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: conceptualisation; “background emotions”; primary emotions; social emotions; social sciences; Steven Gordon;
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article is the conceptualisation, in line with Steven Gordon’s classification, of primary emotions: happiness, fear, sadness, and anger, together with “background emotions,” and social emotions: empathy, compassion (and self-conscious emotions: a sense of guilt, shame, pride) in social sciences, with the underlying assumption of biological foundations and cultural conditions of emotions (the theory of “cultural scripts” by Norbert Elias, “feeling rules” by Arlie Hochschild). Theoretical conceptualisations of emotions are presented, viewed from the perspective of anthropologists, cultural experts, sociologists, psychologists and linguists. What is offered are descriptions of manifestations of emotions, ways of their expression, physical symptoms, degrees of intensity, crucial areas, mental and physical consequences, as well as their functions.
Journal: Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 14/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 15-32
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English