Symbolic Interactionism as Affect Control by Neil J. MacKinnon - 9780791420423

Symbolic Interactionism as Affect ControlAuthor(s): Neil J. MacKinnon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780791420423, 978-0791420423\nSynopsis\nA synthesis of symbolic interactionism and Affect Control Theory showing how emotion, meaning, and identity dynamically organize social life.\n\nWhat happens when meaning, emotion, and identity are not separate forcesbut expressions of a single, organizing system of social life?\n\nIn Symbolic Interactionism as Affect Control, Neil J. MacKinnon offers a major synthesis of symbolic interactionist theory and Affect Control Theory, showing how shared cultural meanings shape not only how we interpret the world, but how we feel, act, and sustain a sense of social order. Moving beyond traditional divides in sociological thought, the book demonstrates how affective meaning operates as a core mechanism linking cognition, motivation, identity, and [u.