忠誠の社会学 The Sociology of Loyalty

Connor, James

Springer（2007/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 306 p.／サイズ 162 illus.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780387713670

基本説明

The concept of loyalty is explored through a sociology of emotions framework and it is demonstrated that loyalty is an emotion. Further, the book connects macro-sociological events (such as war) to an actor's emotional state and reveals the role macro-emotions play in the life of the individual.

Full Description

A well-developed appreciation of emotions is absolutely essential for sociology because no action can occur in a society without emotional involvement. Jack Barbalet (2002:2) Why we engage in what we do is a consuming passion of our existence. Motivations are searched for, discussed, lamented and sometimes even wished away. A range of labels, descriptors, markers, terms, signs and symbols are invoked to explicate the why. This is particularly the case with the cluster of e- tion terms that are employed to explain our passions. Riven with anger, driven insane by jealousy, wracked with guilt, leaden with sorrow, twitching with an- ety, tormented by angst—these all speak to the way passion and action are linked or, in other words, how our emotions sign post the world. It is intriguing that we have such a range of emotional states, feelings and passions, that have, to a large extent, gone un-theorised. This is especially the case with specific, individual emotions and their role in social life. While some of the emotions or passions have been the subject of academic inquiry and debate, such as shame (Braithwaite, 1989), love (Cancian, 1987) or trust (Misztal, 1996), one, in particular, has a curious absence: loyalty. If, as Barbalet (2002:2) posits, emotions are central to social action, then the emotions offer a window into the why and how of social interaction.

Contents

Loyalty and Theories of Emotion.- Elements of Loyalty.- Family Loyalty.- National Loyalty.- Sport and Loyalty.- Cultural Loyalty.- Conclusion.