Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0745639054 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Malvin said A highly original, profound and provocative theory. "Cold Intimacies" by Eva Illouz introduces a highly original, profound and provocative theory about how emotional and economic forces have found common interest in creating what she calls "emotional capitalism." The book is composed of three lectures that Ms. Illouz prepared for a series of presentations made at the Adorno Lectures in Frankfurt, Germany. The author's scholarly credentials are evident both in how she creates a very compelling argument and in her selective use of supporting documents; although somewhat densely written, the book's prog. Read Arlie Hochschild instead. C. F. Denig This is essentially Arlie Hochschild translated via Bourdieu and Foucault, without citing Hochschild.Read:The Managed HeartThe Second ShiftThe Commercialization of CareDo NOT read this.
It is commonly assumed that capitalism has created an a-emotional world dominated by bureaucratic rationality; that economic behavior conflicts with intimate, authentic relationships; that the public and private spheres are irremediably opposed to each other; and that true love is opposed to calculation and self-interest. How did this happen? What are the social consequences of the current preoccupation with emotions? How did the public sphere become saturated with the exposure of private life? Why does suffering occupy a central place in contemporary identity? How has emotional capitalism transformed our romantic choices and experiences? Building on and revising the intellectual legacy of critical theory, this book
She opens our eyes to the large impact of therapeutic and feminist viewpoints on prevailing interpretations of economic life."Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University. Taking on the exploration of the important territory where public culture and private consciousness connect, Illouz brilliantly develops the concepts of emotional capital and emotional competence. It stands in juxtaposition to the dominant psychological models of emotion that have been unreflectively and uncritically reproduced, especially in organizational behaviour texts.”British Journal of Sociology"Illuminates the contemporary expansion of therapeutic models of self and relationships into all aspects of life."Meghan Falvey, Modern Painters"Once again, Eva Illouz demonstrates
Illouz, Professor of Sociology, The Hebrew University of Jersalem . E