Symbolic Interactionism as Affect Control

Tables and Figures Foreword by David R. Heise Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Affect Control Theory Plan of this Book The Rediscovery of Affect The Social Psychology of Emotion Summary 2. Affect Control Theory Symbols, Language, and Affective Meaning Cognitive Constraints Affective Response and Control Event Assessment Event Production Emotions Cognitive Revisions Summary 3. Cognition, Affect, and Motivation Cognition and Affect Motivation Summary 4. Affect Control Theory and the Social Psychology of George Herbert Mead Emotions in Mead's Social Psychology The Social Psychology of Mead and Affect Control Summary 5. Identities and Roles The Conceptual Framework Two Schools of Role Theory Identity Theory Affect Control Theory and Identity Theory Summary 6. Role Analysis The Affect Control Model for Role Analysis Role Analysis Learning and Accessing Norms Summary 7. Emotions The Constructionist Versus Positivist Debate The Affect Control Theory of Emotions Emotion Analysis The Constructionist Versus Positivist Debate and Affect Control Theory Summary 8. Reidentification Part I: The Established Model--Attributions and Identity Labels Part II: The Expanded Model--The Effect of Expressed Emotions on Reidentification Outcomes Summary 9. Conclusion Relation to Other Theories Affect Control Theory as Sociological Explanation Affect Control Theory as Integrative Social Psychology Directions for Future Research and Refinement Summary Endnotes References Index