Affect and emotion : a new social science understanding

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Title:

Author:

Wetherell, Margaret, 1954-

ISBN:

9780857028563

9780857028570

Personal Author:

Wetherell, Margaret, 1954-

Publication Information:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2012.

Physical Description:

182 pages ; 25 cm

Contents:

Introducing affect: lines of argument -- Bodying affect: affective flows and their psychobiological figuring -- Negotiating affect: discourse, representation and affective meaning-making -- Situating affect: interaction, accountability and the present moment -- Solidifying affect: structures of feeling, habitus and emotional capital -- Personalising affect: relational histories, subjectivities and the psychosocial -- Circulating affect: waves of feeling, contagion and affective transmission.

Abstract:

In recent years there has been a surge of interest in affect and emotion. Scholars want to discover how people are moved, and understand embodied social action, feelings and passions. How do social formations 'grab' people? How do roller coasters of contempt, patriotism, hate and euphoria power public life? This book systematically reviews research on affect and emotion in neuroscience, social psychology, sociology, and political science. It develops a critique of the 'turn to affect' and argues for an approach based on affective practice. It provides new analyses to explain how affect travels, settles, circulates and coalesces.

Subject Term:

Emotions.

Affect (Psychology)

Emotions -- Sociological aspects.

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"Absolutely essential reading for those wanting to understand the recent ′turn′ to affect. Offering an extensive analysis of all the perspectives available, including the psycho, neuro, bio and social, Margie Wetherell treads a magisterial path through the radically different offerings, one that illuminates key ideas and will save the uninitiated wandering down many pointless avenues. A path-setting book."- Professor Beverley Skeggs, GoldsmithsIn recent years there has been a huge surge of interest in affect and emotion. Scholars want to discover how people are moved, and understand embodied social action, feelings and passions. How do social formations ′grab′ people? How do roller coasters of contempt, patriotism, hate and euphoria power public life?A new social science understanding of affect and emotion is long overdue and Margaret Wetherell′s voice is timely, providing a coherent and pragmatic text. It will be invaluable reading for those interested in this fascinating field across the social and behavioural sciences.