How Emotions Work

Jack Katz

University of Chicago Press, Nov 1, 2001 - Psychology - 407 pages

Many of the ways in which we express and react to emotions make very little sense. From the tears that mark both the best and worst moments in our lives to the rages sparked by the most trivial of traffic annoyances, emotions surprise us-they lead us to act in ways contrary to our better judgment, and they always seem to lie just beyond our control. In How Emotions Work, Jack Katz observes situations ranging from a criminal's interrogation-room breakdown to a child's temper tantrum, and offers new approaches to understanding our emotions, their sources, and the behavior they lead to, all with unprecedented clarity.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Pissed Off in LA: 18
• Families and Funny Mirrors: 87
• Shameful Moments: 142
• What Is Crying?: 175
• An Introduction to Two Cryings: 223
• An Episode of Whining: 229
• Crying in the Whirlpool A Murderer Breaks Down under Police Interrogation: 274
• Mundane Metamorphoses: 309
• Notes: 345
• References: 381
• Index: 393

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About the author

Jack Katz is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Bibliographic information

• Title: How Emotions Work
• Author: Jack Katz
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0226426009, 9780226426006
• Length: 407 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Emotions; Psychology / General