Greco (sociology, U. of London, UK) and Stenner (psychosocial studies, U. of Brighton, UK) have edited this collection of theoretical and empirical research on emotions and affective life, dividing these contributions into four sections including the embodying affect, the political economies of affect, the universals and particulars of effect and the relationship between affect, power and justice. These articles deal with the role of emotions in a variety of contexts such as the workplace, the law, health and the media, with one section devoted to hate, terror and compassion. Students in psychosocial disciplines will benefit from editorial introductions in each section that provide a comparative basis for the research, as well as a discussion of the current debates within the existing literature. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Are emotions becoming more conspicuous in contemporary life? Are the social sciences undergoing an an 'affective turn'? This Reader gathers influential and contemporary work in the study of emotion and affective life from across the range of the social sciences. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical research, the collection offers a sense of the diversity of perspectives that have emerged over the last thirty years from a variety of intellectual traditions. Its wide span and trans-disciplinary character is designed to capture the increasing significance of the study of affect and emotion for the social sciences, and to give a sense of how this is played out in the context of specific areas of interest. The volume is divided into four main parts:
- universals and particulars of affect
- embodying affect
- political economies of affect
- affect, power and justice.
Each main part comprises three sections dedicated to substantive themes, including emotions, history and civilization; emotions and culture; emotions selfhood and identity; emotions and the media; emotions and politics; emotions, space and place, with a final section dedicated to themes of compassion, hate and terror. Each of the twelve sections begins with an editorial introduction that contextualizes the readings and highlights points of comparison across the volume. Cross-national in content, the collection provides an introduction to the key debates, concepts and modes of approach that have been developed by social scientist for the study of emotion and affective life.
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