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 …
'Emotions and Social Theory' is the first reader to adopt a transdisciplinary approach. It is aimed at an emerging community of students and scholars based in a wide range of disciplines and traditions, who share a focal interest in affect and the emotions as a key dimension of …
"The body has become an increasingly significant concept over recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories which surround the issue. This broad consideration of the body presents an engagement with a range of social con…
"The body has become an increasingly significant concept over recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories which surround the issue. This broad consideration of the body presents an engagement with a range of social con…
The body has become an increasingly significant concept over recent years and this work offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories which surround the issue.