Summary of The Managed Heart – [Review Keypoints and Take-aways]

Book excerpt: The summary of The Managed Heart – Commercialization of Human Feeling presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of The seminal sociological text that presented the idea of emotional labour was published in 1983 and given the title The Managed Heart. These flashes of insight demonstrate how we can manipulate our feelings to our benefit in social and professional settings. They also shed light on the dangers and repercussions associated with this method of self-management. The Managed Heart summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book The Managed Heart by Arlie Russell Hochschild. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].