{"product_id":"emotions-matter-dale-spencer-9781442612532","title":"Emotions Matter: A Relational Approach to Emotions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sociology of emotions has recently undergone a renaissance, raising new questions for the social sciences: How should we define and study emotions? How are emotions related to perennial sociological debates about structure, power, and agency? \u003cem\u003eEmotions Matter\u003c\/em\u003e brings together leading international scholars to build on and extend sociological understandings of emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving beyond reductionist approaches that frame emotions as idiosyncratic states of mind, the scholars in this collection conceptualize emotions as the experience of social relations. Empirical and theoretical chapters demonstrate how emotions relate to sociological theories of interaction, the body, gender, and communication. Pushing the boundaries of sociology and stimulating debate for related fields, \u003cem\u003eEmotions Matter\u003c\/em\u003e offers diverse relational approaches that illustrate the crucial importance of emotions to the sociological imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442612533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442612532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Dale Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075691278591,"sku":"9781442612532","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_428cf8a2-db73-4a52-94b6-111b8726b1bc.jpg?v=1685460870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emotions-matter-dale-spencer-9781442612532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}