Emotion Work, Commitment, and the Authentication of the Self
The Case of Gay and Ex-Gay Christian Support Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2365062 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Wolkomir (0000-0002-2913-979X, Centenary College of Louisiana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 305-334 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2416 • E-ISSN: 1552-5414 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089124101030003002 |
| OpenAlex | W2163238374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 56 |
| References cited | 30 |
Whereas previous research on support groups focuses on cognitive aspects of the self-redefinition process central to support group success, this ethnographic study of gay and ex-gay Christian men examines the importance of emotion in the support group process. By analyzing the emotion work done within these groups, we learn how support groups can create and maintain the member commitment necessary for individual transformation and support group success. Specifically, the author shows how members are (1) recruited through an emotional promise, (2) taught emotion management strategies that make participation initially tolerable and later rewarding, (3) encouraged to share emotions that build collective identity, and (4) lead to authenticate new self-meanings via emotional experience. The implications of this study for understanding how emotion work affects recruitment and participation in social movement organizations are also discussed
Cognition · Collective identity · Emotion work · Ethnography · Group process · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Social group · Social identity theory · Social support · Sociology · Support group · Work (physics · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Labor Movements and Unions · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Epistemological Identity Theory
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Sexual Morality and Shame Among Catholics Whose Lifestyle Does not Conform to Church Teaching
Vive Les Roses
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Managing Emotional Manhood
Happier than Non-Christians”
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Toward a Social Psychological Understanding of Migration and Assimilation
Can We Change Sexual Orientation
Anything But Straight
Constructing Expertise
Putting Lesbians in Their Place
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We Are Here to Give You Emotional Support
Sympathy Work
Beyond the Culture War
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Learning to Feel
Ideology in Action
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| Unique citing works | 56 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,43 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |