Discrepant feeling rules and unscripted emotion work: women coping with termination for fetal anomaly

• Published in: American journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 79; no. 4; p. 441
• Main Author: McCoyd, Judith L M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Abortion, Legal - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Emotions; Female; Fetus - abnormalities; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Psychological Theory; Social Environment

The sociology of emotion is rapidly evolving and has implications for medical settings. Advancing medical technologies create new contexts for decision-making and emotional reaction that are framed by "feeling rules." Feeling rules guide not only behavior, but also how one believes one sho...