▁structures ▁of ▁lived ▁experience . ▁He ▁offers ▁a ▁post mod ern ▁soci ology ▁which ▁addresses ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁conserv ative ▁basis ▁of ▁post mod ern ▁ide ologies ▁of ▁race , ▁class ▁and ▁gender . ▁It ▁offers ▁an ▁original ▁post mod ern ▁critique ▁of ▁the ▁post mod ern . ▁Im ages ▁of ▁Post mod ern ▁Society ▁should ▁be ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁widely ▁read ▁and ▁discussed . ″ ▁ ▁Social ▁science ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Den zin ▁published ▁On ▁Under standing ▁of ▁Em otion . ▁In ▁this ▁book , ▁Den zin ▁provides ▁new ▁pers pect ives . ▁Den zin ▁critic izes ▁in ac cur ate ▁conception s ▁of ▁em otion ally ▁dist urbed ▁people ▁without ▁pay ing ▁att ent ions ▁to ▁their ▁inner ▁lives ▁and ▁the ▁ways ▁they ▁relate ▁to ▁others . ▁He ▁suggests ▁that ▁research ers ▁need ▁to ▁examine ▁not ▁only ▁human ▁emot ions ▁in ▁joy , ▁pain , ▁love , ▁hate , ▁anger , ▁desp air , ▁friendship ▁and ▁al ien ation , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁personal , ▁psych ological , ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁aspects ▁involved ▁in ▁human ▁emot ions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁work ▁The ▁Al co hol ic ▁Self ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Den zin ▁provides ▁a ▁theoretical ▁foundation ▁by ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁lived ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁active ▁alco hol ic . ▁He ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁alco hol ism ▁is ▁a ▁disease ▁in ▁which ▁alco hol ic ▁into xic ation ▁develop s ▁inner ▁negative ▁emot ions ▁and ▁dist ort s ▁personal ities , ▁and ▁offers