An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions

Scott R. Harris (Ph.D., University of Oregon) is Professor of Sociology at Saint Louis University, where he teaches courses on Emotions, Family, Research Methods, Social Psychology, and Contemporary Theory. He is the author of What Is Constructionism? (which received the Cooley Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction) and How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences. He also co-edited (with Joel Best) Making Sense of Social Problems and co-authored (with Kerry Ferris) Stargazing: Celebrity, Fame, and Social Interaction. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sociology Compass.

1. Thinking Sociologically about Emotions 2. Emotion Norms 3. Emotion Management 4. Exchanging Emotions 5. Emotional Labor 6. Identifying Emotions 7. Why Study the Sociology of Emotions?