According to Randall Collins's theory of interaction ritual chains, what role does emotion play in the maintenance of society?

A) Emotional energies provide the reason for maintaining interactions in society.
B) Emotional scripts provide information about how to behave in society.
C) Emotions give us cues as to whether we are performing our roles in society adequately.
D) Emotions exist within a series of "feeling rules" about how to behave in society.


Answer: A

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