Misery and Company: Sympathy in Everyday Life

by Candace Clark

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In a kind of social tour of sympathy, Candace Clark reveals that the emotional experience we call sympathy has a history, logic, and life of its own. Although sympathy may seem to be a natural, reflexive reaction, people are not born knowing when, for whom, and in what circumstances sympathy is appropriate. Rather, they learn elaborate, highly specific rules--different rules for men than for women--that guide when to feel or display sympathy, when...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226107574

ISBN13:9780226107578

Release Date:November 1998

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:323 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Emotions Mental Health Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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