Emotions and Society
Scope & Guideline
Illuminating the impact of emotions on social dynamics.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Emotions:
The journal encourages research that draws on various disciplines, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, and political science, to provide a comprehensive understanding of emotional experiences in social contexts. - Emotions and Identity Formation:
A core area of focus is how emotions contribute to the formation and negotiation of identities, particularly in relation to family dynamics, ethnicity, and social belonging. - Impact of Emotions on Social Conflicts:
The journal highlights the role of emotions in social conflicts, political movements, and collective actions, examining how emotional expressions can mobilize or inhibit social change. - Cultural Contexts of Emotions:
It emphasizes the importance of cultural contexts in shaping emotional experiences and expressions, exploring how different societies interpret and value emotions. - Methodological Innovations:
The journal promotes innovative methodologies for studying emotions, including qualitative approaches, ethnography, and reflexive practices that consider emotional experiences as central to social research.
Trending and Emerging
- Emotional Politics and Belonging:
There is a growing emphasis on the emotional politics of belonging, particularly in relation to citizenship, migration, and identity. This trend reflects heightened global awareness of social justice issues and the emotional dimensions of inclusion and exclusion. - Climate Change and Emotional Responses:
Recent studies are increasingly focusing on the emotional implications of climate change, exploring how fear, hope, and anxiety shape public responses and activism related to environmental issues. - Digital Age Emotions:
With the rise of digital technology, there is a notable trend towards examining how emotions are mediated and transformed by digital platforms, focusing on emotional expressions in online interactions and their implications for social life. - Emotions and Collective Memory:
Research exploring the links between emotions and collective memory is gaining traction, particularly in contexts of trauma, conflict, and national identity, reflecting a desire to understand how shared emotional experiences shape societal narratives. - Emotional Reflexivity and Social Justice:
Emerging themes highlight the importance of emotional reflexivity in social justice movements, examining how individuals and communities navigate their emotional landscapes in response to systemic inequalities.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Psychological Models of Emotion:
There has been a decline in research focused solely on traditional psychological models of emotion, which often emphasize individualistic interpretations and neglect the social context of emotional experiences. - Static Understandings of Emotion:
Research that treats emotions as fixed or static entities is becoming less prominent, as there is a growing recognition of the fluid and dynamic nature of emotions in response to social changes. - Emotions in Isolation from Societal Structures:
Studies that examine emotions in isolation from broader societal structures or cultural narratives are less frequently published, highlighting a shift towards more integrated analyses that consider the interplay between emotions and social forces. - Focus on Historical Perspectives:
There appears to be a waning interest in purely historical analyses of emotions without contemporary relevance, as the journal increasingly prioritizes current emotional dynamics in society.
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