SOC 3720 - Culture, Structure, and Emotion

(SBA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

R. Santana.

Introduction to sociological perspectives of emotion. The course provides a survey of the rich and growing field of sociology of emotion, from classic treatments of emotion in sociology (e.g., Weber and Durkheim) to more contemporary thinkers. The course materials provide students with the various ways of sociologists understand emotion across a variety of settings: social movements, decision-making, day-to-day interactions, and macro-social structures. Students will gain a strong grasp of the contribution sociologists make to theories of emotion (which rely heavily on psychological and social psychological approaches).