Misery and company : sympathy in everyday life
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 to claim it, and how to accept it. Using extensive interviews, cultural artifacts, and ""intensive eavesdropping"" in public places, such as hosp
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9780226107585, 9780226107578, 9786611224165, 9781281224163, 0226107582, 0226107574, 6611224165, 1281224162
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Framing events as bad luck : sympathy entrepreneurs and the grounds for sympathy
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Sympathy, microhierarchy, and micropolitics
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