Sociology of Emotions

Feminist, Cultural and Sociological Perspectives

AvAnn Brooks

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of the Sociology of Emotions, incorporating sociological, feminist and cultural perspectives. Structured around three dimensions - conceptualisation, theory and analysis of emotions - it provides new insights into the field, with a particular focus on contemporary social issues such as loneliness, depression, confidence, consumption, class, intimacy and sexuality. The book examines the language of emotions, looking at macro and micro framing of emotions in modernity, emotional labour, public emotions, passionate emotions, melancholic emotions, masculinity and emotions, love, intimacy and emotions. It delves into both positive and negative emotions such as happiness, anger, fear and sadness. The book will be essential reading for researchers and students seeking a current and interdisciplinary resource covering a wide range of international material in the field of Sociology of Emotions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-17
Mått:234 x 156 x 21 mm
Vikt:208 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529217339

Utforska kategorier

Psykologi: känslor inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ann Brooks was most recently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Ann has held professorial and other senior academic positions in Australia, Singapore, the UK and New Zealand, and has authored 14 books with major international publishers.

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"This prolific author’s magisterial breadth of knowledge produces an overview of sociology of emotions at once extensive and concise. An up-to-date, indispensable resource for students and researchers." Catherine M. Roach, University of Alabama

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. The Language of Emotions: Concepts and Perspectives on the Emotions2. The History of Emotions: The Emotions in Modernity3. Privatized Emotions: Emotional Complexity in Late Modernity4. Emotional Intersections: Gender in Emotions5. Emotional Capital and Emotional Commodities6. Positive and Negative Emotions7. Emotions, Love and IntimacyBibliographyIndex