Critical Approaches to the Psychology of Emotion

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This fascinating book explores the different methodologies, resources and strategies that have been used to study emotion, and identifies emerging trends and research perspectives in the field. Emotion is a subject that has been thoroughly investigated in all fields of social and behavioural sciences. And yet the more we have attempted to individualize emotions and set limits that separate the different types of emotions, the more the subject has resisted these categorizations. Mapping the changes and diverse perspectives in the study of emotion, author Simone Belli explores how a critical psychology of emotion has emerged in order to answer this paradox, examining emotions within a social framework. Divided into five chapters, the book uses interdisciplinary critical approaches to cover everything from the interaction between emotion and language, to emotional contagion such as the spread of fear in a pandemic. There is also a particular focus on emotion analysis in digital environments, which have left a deep mark on our lives from the beginning of this century. Showcasing a selection of important investigations that have dealt with the study of emotions in society, Critical Approaches to the Psychology of Emotion is essential reading for students of critical social psychology, sociolinguistics, sociology, anthropology and philosophy. Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Introduction References 1 Emotions and Language: The Discursive Turn 1.1 More Spontaneous Than Artificial, More Sincere Than Thoughtful 1.2 The Philosophical and Psychological Character of the Emotion 1.3 The Construction of the Emotion 1.4 Narratives of Our Emotions 1.5 Toward a Performative Perspective 1.6 Emotions Over Time 1.7 Conclusion References 2 Emotional Affordance: The Socio-Material Turn 2.1 About the Affordance: an Introduction 2.2 The Emotional Affordance 2.3 Technology and Emotional Affordance 2.4 Emotional Affordance in Social Networks 2.5 Be Happy and Positive 2.6 Conclusion References 3 The Gamification of Emotions: The Digital Turn 3.1 The Psychology of Happiness 3.2 A New Context for Sharing Emotions 3.3 The Gamification of Our Emotions 3.4 Emotions in Social Networks 3.5 Towards a Hybrid Theory? 3.6 Conclusion References 4 Between the Collectivity of Emotions and Emotional Contagion: The Social Turn 4.1 Collectivities and Movements 4.2 Recognition, Imitation, and Performance 4.3 The Emotional Contagion 4.4 Fear and Trust, Or a New Mode of Existence of the Subject 4.5 Conclusion References 5 Working With Emotions: The Management Turn 5.1 Career and Collaboration in Research 5.2 Emotional Leadership in Science 5.3 Conclusion References Conclusion References Index