Speaking from the Heart: Gender and the Social Meaning of Emotion (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction)
"This fresh analysis...is important for anyone interested in gender or emotion, in the past or present."--Susan J. Matt, Weber State University, Journal of Social History"[A]n engaging, illuminating, and panoramic book. Speaking from the Heart is filled with provocative insights."--American Journal of Sociology"This is an extraordinarily well-written book....Excellent interdisciplinary scholarship, intelligent theoretical analyses, and lucid writing...make this book an important piece of scholarly work in the field of psychology and related disciplines."--Sex Roles"Shields presents a persuasive case for the dual social construction of gender and emotional expressivity. Regardless of one's theoretical perspective, this book is important and recommended for lower- and upper- division undergraduates, graduate sudents, and researchers interested in the study of emotion."--Choice"One doesn't often come upon this type of scholarly book.  Stephanie Shields has succeeded in writing a book that is intellectually challenging, refreshing and inspiring...[A] fantastic book that I would like to recommend strongly to anyone interested in emotion, in gender, or both."--Psychology of Women Quarterly