 Getting in Touch with Their Feelings?Elaine Swan
Chapter 7 in Worked Up Selves, 2010, pp 173-205 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In the previous chapter I explored the multiple, and complex ways in which workers conceptualise transformation of the self in personal development practices. I argued that these very different models of transformation were re-conceptualising contemporary understandings of the self, and its relations with the self, as evidenced by the increasing replacement of the traditional model of transformation as a journey by concepts of the ‘makeover’ and the ‘quick fix’. I concluded that many of these models draw upon complex temporalities that have moved away from uni-linear progressive models, which enable fantasies of the power of the self and its capacities for self-transformation. I argued that this is significant at a time when self-transformation has become a cultural imperative. In the workers’ discussions on self-transformation, the significance of emotions is a constant theme, albeit conceptualised in different ways. Keywords: Emotional Expression; Personal Development; Emotional Expressivism; Emotional Control; Bodily Expression (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-24676-8_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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