American Cool : Constructing a Twentieth-Century Emotional Style.

Cool. The concept has distinctly American qualities and it permeates almost every aspect of contemporary American culture. From Kool cigarettes and the Peanuts cartoon's Joe Cool to West Side Story (Keep cool, boy.) and urban slang (Be cool. Chill out.), the idea of cool, in its many manifestat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stearns, Peter N.
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : NYU Press, 1994.
Series:	History of Emotions S.
Subjects:	Middle class > United States > Psychology. Emotions > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Psychological aspects. History. Social Science. HISTORY > United States > 20th Century. Emotions > Social aspects. Manners and customs > Psychological aspects. Middle class > Psychology. United States. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Victorian Style; 3 Evaluating the Victorian Emotional Style: Causes and Consequences; 4 From Vigor to Ventilation: A New Approach to Negative Emotions; 5 Dampening the Passions: Guilt, Grief, and Love; 6 Reprise: The New Principles of Emotional Management; 7 "Impersonal, but Friendly": Causes of the New Emotional Style; 8 The Impact of the New Standards: Controlling Intensity in Real Life; 9 The Need for Outlets: Reshaping American Leisure; 10 Pre-Conclusion: Prospects? Progress?
11 Conclusion: A Cautious CultureNotes; Index.