The Republic of Feelings

Sommers comments on the cultural shift to encouraging and even pressuring people to reveal feeling they may have preferred to keep private. While stoicism was once valued, the current ideal calls for voluntary self revelation and, consequently, self-preoccupation.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Free Inquiry 2000, Vol.20 (4), p.12-12
Main Author: SOMMERS, CHRISTINA HOFF
Format: Newsletterarticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural change
Emotions
Personality
Personality (Psychology)
Privacy
Psychological aspects
Repression (Psychology)
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Sommers comments on the cultural shift to encouraging and even pressuring people to reveal feeling they may have preferred to keep private. While stoicism was once valued, the current ideal calls for voluntary self revelation and, consequently, self-preoccupation.
ISSN:0272-0701