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Emotions are social

B Parkinson1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK.

British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
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Emotions are often social phenomena, not just individual reactions. Understanding social influences on emotion is crucial for a complete psychological analysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Emotion Research

Background:

  • Traditional views often frame emotions as individual, internal responses.
  • Limited emphasis on the social context in emotion causation and constitution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the individualistic view of emotions.
  • To propose emotions as primarily social phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of interpersonal, institutional, and cultural factors in emotion.
  • Examination of the social consequences and functions of emotions.

Main Results:

  • Emotions are frequently caused by social factors.
  • Emotions have significant interpersonal consequences and serve social functions.
  • Many emotional instances are communicative acts.

Conclusions:

  • Social factors are critical in the causation and nature of emotions.
  • Social psychological analysis should supplement or replace cognitive and physiological approaches to emotion.