The Emotional Life: Honoring Ronald J. Pelias

Abstract

You wonder: What does it mean to live with an emotional spirit, a spirit that cares about what others are feeling, that feels with and for them, a spirit that is “helplessly attached to being human” (Pelias, 2004, p. 141). To discover the heart of such questions, you follow Ron Pelias's lead and track your day.

Citation

Ellis, C. (2006), "The Emotional Life: Honoring Ronald J. Pelias", Denzin, N.K. (Ed.) Studies in Symbolic Interaction (Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 29), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0163-2396(06)29002-1